Aud31 and MC,

Quote:
MC--Hon, she doesn't feel a spark because you're safe. She's not worried about losing you. You are doing a bang-up job of being the perfect guy, and the perfect guy won't break her heart.


This above quote is inspired.

Perfect guys, gentlemen, nice guys -- we're boring, we're safe, get taken for granted and, of course, we don't break people's hearts. We'll always be there for our wife and kids.

Late at night, before we go to bed, we check in on our kids. We watch them sleep. We observe their breathing. We stroke their hair. We place our hand on their cheeks. We bend over and kiss them on their heads. Perhaps we whisper a prayer for them. We get choked up. We want them to live in innocence and joy. We don't want them to live in a broken home. Images of broken little hearts and shattered dreams flood into minds. And -- gosh darn it -- our love and conscience kicks in and we re-double our resolve to keep the family together. We then send a vibe to our wives that we'll always be there and that we won't break anyone's heart.

That vibe might be the death of us.

The OM on the other hand is dangerous -- it's an illicit affair for goodness sake. He might not always be there. He's got other women to seduce and other homes to wreck. The spark is there. It's attractive. There's no neediness on his part. There is nothing to lose. He's fearless. He's like a terrorist, an assasin, a "freedom fighter" who will happily sacrifice YOUR children for HIS passion.

I don't know, but I sure can use some of that black-ooze that gave Spiderman increased aggression and confidence. It made him dangerous. I'm tired of being safe.

--Theoden