"How do you bounce back when reality batters your belief system and love does not, as promised, conquer all? Is hope a drug we need to go off of, or is it keeping us alive? What’s the harm in believing?"
(~Carrie Bradshaw, Sex & The City, Season 5, Episode 68) "Unoriginal Sin"
This episode like many others in this series covered some tough, but relevant relationship issues. With all of the self help, positive affirmation and optimism tooting books, videos and seminars out there, why is it still so difficult for some people to live in the now and keep the hope alive for a better future? How and why do we continue to endure emotional strife on roller coaster relationships without going insane? In the past week I have heard of people a couple of individuals that were married 2-3 times and decided they did not want to try again. After a couple of failed relationships, do you just become immune…scared…numb…hopeless?
In a previous episode, Samantha catches her love interest, Richard, cheating on her. While in the act, he tells Samantha “it’s just sex, I love you. He blamed his actions on being scared of falling too deep. Have you ever been cheated on (that you know about)? Did you or would you ever be able to forgive someone who has broken your heart this way?
When you believe so deeply in a relationship and it ends up breaking your heart, how do you pick up the pieces and keep it moving?
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