Perfect! I LOVE it. Good advice, and advice I wish more than a couple of my friends would take. They get involved in relationships that are the antithesis of this, and wonder why they fail, are so unsatisfying, and painful, yet cling to them, keep trying to breathe new life into them, and are abashed when they fail. Then, they run right out and get involved in another, similar relationship almost immediately, without taking a break to take stock of themselves and their choices, only to fail again, with downward spiraling self esteem. This, of course, makes them believe that they don't deserve any better, and each repetition of this negative cycle only serves to reinforce their low expectations. It becomes a self fullfilling prophecy.
Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately, I doubt that those who need to see it will..
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Date: 2007-07-23 06:47 pm (UTC)They get involved in relationships that are the antithesis of this, and wonder why they fail, are so unsatisfying, and painful, yet cling to them, keep trying to breathe new life into them, and are abashed when they fail. Then, they run right out and get involved in another, similar relationship almost immediately, without taking a break to take stock of themselves and their choices, only to fail again, with downward spiraling self esteem. This, of course, makes them believe that they don't deserve any better, and each repetition of this negative cycle only serves to reinforce their low expectations. It becomes a self fullfilling prophecy.
Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately, I doubt that those who need to see it will..