Oscar Wilde, Eleanor Roosevelt and, yes, Dr. Phil
Three interesting things I read/heard yesterday while I was feeding Little Man.
(You see it's OK for me to watch Dr. Phil right now: I'm breastfeeding and he's on the boob tube. OK, that was lame but I'm severely sleep deprived right now. You gotta cut me some slack.)
#1. Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."
- Oscar Wilde
Is this not true of all of us? We've all had our hearts broken at one time or another and yet, probably too early too often, we've jumped back into a relationship.
Sometimes we absolutely know it's a rebound.
One day, I was having lunch with my two best girlfriends at Pan Chancho and, as I picked at my avocado sandwich, I told them I thought "I was falling" for this new guy. They immediately burst out laughing. They knew that they "relationship" was nothing more than rebound for both of us. At the time their laughter seemed cruel. Now when I think back to that guy, "ooooo gross" is all I can come up with.
But, and this is the big BUT. Sometimes, that guy you think is just going to be a fling turns out to be Mr. Wonderful. And even though you know he has the potential to rip your heart out of your chest, you go on because he's worth the risk.
Are we optimistic or just plain stupid when it comes to love?
#2: "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
No big explanation needed. The feminist me in me likes it, is all.
#3: "You create what you fear."
- Dr. Phil
I like this quote from our Texan shrink because it's true, isn't it? There are times I go over a scenario in my head a million times to mentally prep for it, just in case it happens. (Even though it never, ever does.)
I.E.: What if the boyfriend wanted to take all of our money and buy a big, black gas-sucking SUV even though I want to use our money to travel?
I.E.: What if the boyfriend got a job offer in Calgary, even though if I move anywhere, my No. 1 city is Montreal?
I.E.: What if the boyfriend forgets to buy me a Christmas present?
I know these all sound ridiculous but the truth is, I have very little backbone when it comes to conflict (unless I'm pushed far, far, far over the edge) so I go over and over the potential problems in my head to be prepared just in case there is some sort of discussion (argument). But here's the catch: None of these concocted woes ever happen so I am the one creating the stress for myself.
OK: This is all too serious. I'll leave you with my all time favourite quote that I found on a fridge magnet in Salisbury, England:
"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DANCE WITH UGLY MEN."
(You see it's OK for me to watch Dr. Phil right now: I'm breastfeeding and he's on the boob tube. OK, that was lame but I'm severely sleep deprived right now. You gotta cut me some slack.)
#1. Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."
- Oscar Wilde
Is this not true of all of us? We've all had our hearts broken at one time or another and yet, probably too early too often, we've jumped back into a relationship.
Sometimes we absolutely know it's a rebound.
One day, I was having lunch with my two best girlfriends at Pan Chancho and, as I picked at my avocado sandwich, I told them I thought "I was falling" for this new guy. They immediately burst out laughing. They knew that they "relationship" was nothing more than rebound for both of us. At the time their laughter seemed cruel. Now when I think back to that guy, "ooooo gross" is all I can come up with.
But, and this is the big BUT. Sometimes, that guy you think is just going to be a fling turns out to be Mr. Wonderful. And even though you know he has the potential to rip your heart out of your chest, you go on because he's worth the risk.
Are we optimistic or just plain stupid when it comes to love?
#2: "A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
No big explanation needed. The feminist me in me likes it, is all.
#3: "You create what you fear."
- Dr. Phil
I like this quote from our Texan shrink because it's true, isn't it? There are times I go over a scenario in my head a million times to mentally prep for it, just in case it happens. (Even though it never, ever does.)
I.E.: What if the boyfriend wanted to take all of our money and buy a big, black gas-sucking SUV even though I want to use our money to travel?
I.E.: What if the boyfriend got a job offer in Calgary, even though if I move anywhere, my No. 1 city is Montreal?
I.E.: What if the boyfriend forgets to buy me a Christmas present?
I know these all sound ridiculous but the truth is, I have very little backbone when it comes to conflict (unless I'm pushed far, far, far over the edge) so I go over and over the potential problems in my head to be prepared just in case there is some sort of discussion (argument). But here's the catch: None of these concocted woes ever happen so I am the one creating the stress for myself.
OK: This is all too serious. I'll leave you with my all time favourite quote that I found on a fridge magnet in Salisbury, England:
"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DANCE WITH UGLY MEN."
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