Torn Between Two Lifestyles

By: Dana St Claire (View Profile)

Couple up or stay single? That is the question.

 

I often observe myself dreaming and wishing for my soul mate to knock on my door or catch my captivating glance in a crowded bustling downtown lobby. As our eyes meet and the lightning strikes us both, he walks up to me and asks me any silly question that pops out of his mouth.

 

OK back to reality.

 

Yet, while I think into it a little further, we’re dating, engaged and married. My wish came true or so I think, until I then start dreaming into it a little further. Whoah, little dogie!

 

The details go something like this: We start dating and all of a sudden I am starting to obsess about my weight (which I do already, but I can do that on my own time) and whether or not he really likes me all the time and is thinking about our future and is thinking about marriage and is thinking about other women....What?

 

Here comes the insecurity brigade marching into my brain taking up my precious time that I used to spend wishing for my soul mate and wallowing in luscious self pity. But that time was mine. No one owned me. If I chose to be happy, I could be happy that day. If I chose to be sad, crazy, manic or sleepy, I could. As my dreaming into my life with my soul mate continues, I start to be someone I am not. We get along great (because I am fun and easy to get along with), we start eating out too much, and going to concerts and events to the point that we have nothing else to talk about. I'm now gaining weight and my insecurities are growing because of my weight gain. He somehow senses my insecurities and seems to use them to manipulate me…or so I imagine. I start becoming more and more eager to please and this begins the cycle of initial anger and disrespect that starts brewing.

 

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posted: 05.31.2007
Mishell Erickson
Let me add my thanks, also. I've been single now for 4 years, the longest unattached period of my life (I'm now 46). These years have been the happiest of my life. I've travelled, done volunteer work, taken classes, ran a marathon and yes, dated. Sometimes I think I enjoy the possibility of romance more than the thing itself. It's wonderful to feel that spark of interest and yet the reality...sigh. Honestly, I don't ever want to deal with my own mental bs let alone his crap. Maybe there isn't an easy answer and that's the reality of life. I can remain open...to all the possibilities.
posted: 05.21.2007
Jan Thornburg
i do believe you put into words for all to see that all are already thinking but won't say out loud....thank you....
posted: 03.10.2007
Robin from Texas
This is so much like how I think also. It seems that everytime I get into a relationship all I can think about it why am I restricting myself like this. I wonder now in my late 40's if I will ever be able to settle down.
posted: 03.05.2007
Rebecca Brown
I love to see someone else put in writing what I'm thinking! You're right, we all spend so much time romanticizing relationships that we forget about some of the crap that comes with them and the pieces of independence we give up. Thanks for bringing to light the hard part of being in a relationship that so many of us forget.
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