The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

LETTING-ambivalence-GO Water fills my eyes, As I know it’s not to be, That I can do better, That this is best for me, Your flaws spring to mind, Of what I didn’t care for, Distorting my image of you, Denying my true feelings, The self-persuasion fails, As tears begin to run down my cheeks, Knowing it’s best to part ways, Yet wishing that wasn’t to be, The distorted image unravels, As I dream of you at night, Good memories abound, As I again begin to cry, Constantly running through my mind, You never fatigue, Wanting the marathon to finally conclude, Erase you from my memory, Holding your hand, Squeezing it tightly, Not wanting to let go, Even though it’s best for me.

It's hard to tell sometimes, isn't it? How do we know? Are there certain things we should look out for and if they occur, then we obviously know we're over the ex? Sometimes it's easy to try to hop right back on the cart and stroll around, looking for someone new to date. Why's this? It could be a lot of things: 1) A rebound. After a player misses badly with one shot and he gets his own rebound, it's very tempting to put it right back up to redeem themself. 2) Revenge. Some feel that by dating someone else right away, they'll somehow be getting back at their ex for whatever happened in their relationship, that somehow, it'll take all the pain that the ex had bestowed upon them. 3) Jealousy. What if the ex finds out? Will that make him or her jealous? Will it make them run back, apologize, and seek your love again? 4) Co-dependence. Some just have a fear of being single. They bounce around from person to person like they are a pinball. Dating someone who...