Some women are notorious for going after men, again and again, who hurt them consistently through distance, cheating, insults and threats.
You look at some of these women and think, “she’s so (insert compliment here), how can she put up with this from him?”
I might be biased, but my best friends are the most incredible women on Earth, and yet I’ve watched them be berated, insulted, cheated on, threatened to be cheated on, lied to and ignored by men they’ve loved. And I’ve been there too.
Now I’m dating someone and it’s just so easy with him. Easy to the point that it makes me question whether I could ever have feelings for him, until I find myself missing him because we haven’t seen each other in a few days and getting giddy to see him again. And it makes me wonder why I’ve given so much weight and felt undeniable love for the men who have hurt me over and over again.
The highs and lows
The turbulent relationships I describe above can feel like drugs. You get a hit of serotonin when the relationship is finally going well; when you’re cuddled up in bed having a nice conversation, when you’re sharing a good meal, having sex, or laughing together. Then things go wrong, you fight, and it feels like you’re going through withdrawal. Then you try some desperate act to…
