I despise the trend in modern romance and relationships. ‘Hanging out’ aimlessly has replaced actual dates and the once upon a time, art of a man wooing and winning someone's heart.

Inflation has not helped romance as many cannot afford expensive restaurants and gifts. There has to be a happy medium though, between being invited to his house for a meal he was cooking anyway and being taken out for a special event. 

My disappointment with the opposite gender is flourishing as another relationship attempt is showing its true colours, none of them pretty.

In my experience, as soon as a man has the relationship conquested his efforts decline rapidly. 

There is also that pescy fact that when we don't love ourselves we shouldn't expect anyone else to either. We should simply learn to love ourselves and by that quest, attract love. Personally I hate the "L-word," because it has been over used and under demonstrated in my life experiences.

Maybe my expectations are too high and my impulse to get involved too ready.

I wonder how much better my life could have been with a supportive spouse instead of abusive control freaks.

Going forward, after my entire life experiences have been negative with the opposite gender sprinkled with a few positives; I really don't want to get involved again. I am almost 50 years old and as much as I still want a good relationship before my expiry date comes up; there is such a thing as quitting when quitting time is good. (A combination of common sense and a line from a country music song).

Bailey

A Moodscope member