As I've reflected on the summer, I have come to the realization that June has always been a month of celebration and sorrow. Celebration because my birthday falls at the end of the month, sorrow because I always seem to have a terrible heartache right before that. This summer was no exception.
To make it short, I got hurt a couple times by guys who weren't willing to invest as much as I was. (Why I'm always to attracted to guys who do this? I still don't know.)
With comforting words, a dear friend told me that a lot of it has to do with convenience. UM YES! The more thought I put into this fact, the more I believe it! In so many aspects of life, people are more willing to put convenience in front of something that might take more work, but be so much better in the long run.
The fact that humans like to take short cuts is obviously not ground-breaking news, but it just really hit me when I thought about my relationships...and then in true Brittany fashion, I connected it to the idea of convenience in clothing choices.
It always amazes me how people are willing to sacrifice what makes them look best for what is comfortable and easy. We are all so stuck in what is convenience and painlessness. But I say why not wear heels? Why not wear a button down shirt? And why not date someone who is long distance or not in your close friend group? I truly believe that taking these risks and roads less traveled could lead to so much more fulfillment than living in our short cut ways. It's definitely easier said than done, but from now on, I'm willing to endure the inconvenience if it means a greater reward in the end.
So here's to making a Cosmo instead of drinking a beer, reading a book instead of skimming Spark Notes, making dinner instead of ordering in, and investing more in someone special than less in someone easy.
To make it short, I got hurt a couple times by guys who weren't willing to invest as much as I was. (Why I'm always to attracted to guys who do this? I still don't know.)
With comforting words, a dear friend told me that a lot of it has to do with convenience. UM YES! The more thought I put into this fact, the more I believe it! In so many aspects of life, people are more willing to put convenience in front of something that might take more work, but be so much better in the long run.
The fact that humans like to take short cuts is obviously not ground-breaking news, but it just really hit me when I thought about my relationships...and then in true Brittany fashion, I connected it to the idea of convenience in clothing choices.
It always amazes me how people are willing to sacrifice what makes them look best for what is comfortable and easy. We are all so stuck in what is convenience and painlessness. But I say why not wear heels? Why not wear a button down shirt? And why not date someone who is long distance or not in your close friend group? I truly believe that taking these risks and roads less traveled could lead to so much more fulfillment than living in our short cut ways. It's definitely easier said than done, but from now on, I'm willing to endure the inconvenience if it means a greater reward in the end.
So here's to making a Cosmo instead of drinking a beer, reading a book instead of skimming Spark Notes, making dinner instead of ordering in, and investing more in someone special than less in someone easy.
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