Why are we as humans insistent on keeping people that we know are bad for us in our lives?
Do we do it because we hold out some glimmer of hope that they will change; that somehow the next time things will be different?
Are humans so addicted to misery that we find it acceptable to punish ourselves by keeping the people who anger and infuriate us as close as we can?
Do we really keep ex boyfriends and ex girlfriends close out of a sense of misguided politeness or are we just waiting for them to hurt us again?
Are the men and women who put us down and turn us away repeatedly so important to us that we stomach the indignity without question or concern?
Are we in such a withdrawal of comfort and closeness that we cling to the hope that the person will say the few magic words that will fix everything?
Are we so hopeless that we look for hope in hopeless places?
I guess some people just have such low self confidence, they aren't sure they can find someone better. They truly believe that's all they are good enough for.
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