Deep down, we all know that dating somebody who is already married is a bad, horrible, idiotic idea. But we do it anyway! And when we're in the throes of a new relationship - especially a deliciously illicit one - it can be difficult to remember why it's such a bad idea. You're just having a bit of fun, after all. Right?
Do you know even one professional person who feels completely fulfilled by his or her career, and doesn't feel the need for anything more? Probably not. Because no matter how busy, how successful, or how ambitious you might be, it doesn't mean that you don't care about finding love. Most of the time, anyway.
Dating is supposed to be fun, right? You meet new people, do new things, have new conversations...but the truth is, all that "new" can get old pretty quickly. Especially when you've been single for a long time. Sound familiar? You may just have dating fatigue.
Sometimes break-ups last forever. You go your separate ways, you move on to new people, and you try to get past the pain of breaking things off. But some relationships just won't stay dead. A week, a month, a year, or a decade later, a spark reignites...and you find yourself trying to pick up where you left off.
None of us like it when we're not listened to...in fact, it pisses us off. Even if what you're trying to say isn't of urgent importance (or any real importance at all), when somebody doesn't listen to you, they're telling you that they don't care about what you have to say. They're telling you, basically, that they don't respect you. And it probably makes you want to hit the non-listener over the head with a heavy skillet. Maybe one full of messy, half-scrambled eggs.
When you first start a relationship, you're infatuated...you're in the honeymoon stage. Both of you are on your best behavior, and don't let too much of the bad stuff hang out for the other to see. So it can be difficult at the beginning of a relationship to figure out if you're dating a...well...a loser.
Who would have thought that this would happen now, just as it did when you were an unruly teenager? It's frustrating, it's silly, and it makes you feel like you're a pimply 15-year-old again. Yep, your parents disapprove of who you're dating. And while, as your parents, their entitled to their opinions about the people in your life, you really wish they'd just try to be as happy for you as you are.
You've met somebody new, and this man or woman seems ideal in every way. They like the same movies you do, they look at the world the same way you do. You laugh together and have amazing conversations and your chemistry is out of this world. There's only one problem. You just found out that he or she has kids... and you don't.
Roller coasters are a lot of fun. You rise to the highest peaks, your heart in your throat...only to plummet so quickly that your heart plops right down into your stomach. Loop de loops and flip flops and crazy upside-down moments...well, there's nothing like it.
The deeply passionate couple that chooses to be together against the wishes of everyone around them. The man who leaves everything in his life in order to chase after the love of a woman who has captured his heart. The passion, the intensity…the happily ever after, "love conquers all" ending. Nice, right?
