Is love blind?
What is it with some people when they fall in love? We see our friends and family falling in love with twits and jerks and floozies and no matter what we say, they can’t see it. Turns out there is a real biological reason why we can’t see the faults in those we love. If we could easily see the faults of our lovers, the ardor we feel would reduce and we wouldn’t want sex with them any longer and without sex there aren’t any babies and without babies, the species dies.
I have this friend, I’ll call her Sarah because if I used her real name she’d kill me. Sarah is dating a really handsome man but that’s all he’s got going for him. Sarah has family money, a good education, she has her own medical practice and she’s attractive. The guy is a total dork. He has a crappy job that he always complains about and when you see them together he’s always putting her down. I made a comment about it the other night and she told me I was dreaming. She honestly couldn’t see it and didn’t want to hear about it so I shut up.
All I could think of was my really good friend Sarah was seriously head over heels for this money grubbing lout of a man. I do realize that he is her choice and that she loves him just as he is. I take comfort in knowing that the heat of the affair will dampen and she’ll see him for what he is. She’s a bright woman and I fully expect her to call me in about 6 months to tell me that she’s thrown his lousy butt out.
Ain’t this the way it always is. I lost a good friend of mine many years ago when she began dating a turd. And I told her so, because that was the nature of our relationship…or so I thought since she didn’t hold back with me. Well she married the turd and I lost a friend. Hmmm. Will NEVER do that again! Anyway I gave you an award. Please come pick it up. You really do make me think and I learned about you just when I prayed for a new way of thinking!
Interesting blog (although you make me blush.) I shall continue to sneak back and peek from time to time, though. Please stay away from that dork Relax Max at britishspeak.blogspot.com — do you know what he tried to do to Yummy yesterday? You wouldn’t believe him. He’s been hanging around that Lord Likely to much.
I didn’t quite Lauren’s comment by the way. Why would it be bad to date a turd? I wish I had thought to call Max a turd instead of a dork. Both fit, though. Ta.
I meant Lord Likely “too” of course. And, quite “get” Lauren’s. But you knew that, I’ll bet. “Turd” was correct, though. Thanks again.