People amaze me. They also never cease to amaze me. They tell you things they know you want ot hear to get things from you that they know you will never give unless you hear the things they are telling you. How do we know who to trust and who not to trust? This is the reason I do not do relationships. I have a friend, someone I have known for years. This person is married but does not respect the institution. While I do not respect or condone what they are doing I have known them for over 12 years so it is hard to stop talking to them. However I secretly harbor some bad feelings toward them....this person is the type of person who sours my view on relationships. While I think it would be great to know that one person would think I was enough to satisfy them for the rest of their life I am not sure how realistic that is. My parents are still together which is an oddity in this day and age so that gives me some hope. However they are the minority. Im sure we all think we are the exception to the rule. We all think we are different and that we can somehow make ourselves more interesting or enticing to our mates. Perhaps. I have to wonder if we are predisposed to staying in relationships for certain period of time before magic runs out. We all think we can keep it new and exciting but at some point it just gets too exhausting! What do you think?? Can you inspire me to keep trying? Let me know. JC