Relationships...

Hmmm.....I don't believe the hype. Of relationships. Everything is always terrific that first year as everyone is on their best behavior. Then things start to factor in, and you've seen good moods and bad, and the reality starts to set in. Do I want to be here for the next 20 years with....him.....her??? And you begin to prepare exit speeches. But there's this tiny little part of you....that you've kept hidden from everyone, even if you're married, and within that tiny little space a voice goes..."you messed up." "This was your chance." "You broke through and established something here." "Please don't mess it up." "Again." But the split happens anyway. And the voice happens anyway. And you are left, like the person who arrives at the bus stop out of breath and as the bus doors close in your face, on an empty street. That's when you learn what type of person you are. When you know deep in your heart that you blew it and there's these pieces of you scattered all over the floor that you have to pick up. It's only happened to me once, with my marriage. But it was enough to caution me not to fall for the hype. Of relationships.