I would first like to thank MSN.com for totally ruining any hope of my being surprised by the Olympic broadcast. Way to go! I am glad I was not saving myself.

Thankfully for you, that is not my focus for today. I have decided to show some love to one of my favorite blogs by reposting from Georgia Mae: http://www.georgiamae.com/2012/08/love-letters-is-it-ok-for-men-to-look.html. I love it and I hope you will too.

Why is it so hard to leave a bad relationship if the physical part is so good?

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People who remain in bad relationships for sex remind me of kids who want ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Kids don't have a concept of healthy well-being and only want to indulge in what tastes good. Kids don't know any better. Adults should.

It's all about self-gratification. I can't tell you how many women (and men!) have told me that the only good thing in their relationship is the sex. They cling to that one positive aspect of and become obsessed with it, while everything else crumbles around them. The dater then gets more concerned with "getting theirs" instead of building a partnership. Sex BECOMES the relationship. There's no need to leave as long as the main focus - sex - is in the forefront. But once that sex dries up it's easy to see how hollow and desolate things have become.

If the only nourishment in your relationship is a steady diet of sex, sooner or later, you're gonna be in a lot of pain. Ask the kid with the ice cream.

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