When we meet someone new, our desire for connection and companionship can be very powerful, to the point of our overlooking potential red flags and plowing forward, full steam ahead.

It’s a form of denial. Because everything feels so good at the moment, and the hope for a successful relationship is so strong, we don’t want any reality raining on our parade. We don’t want to face the possibility that the person isn’t really right for us and that we’d be better off, in the long run, not getting involved. Read the rest of this entry »