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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Without a safety net
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a lot of things in life, it’s smart to have a backup plan. Your career. Your commute. Your finances. Your plans for the weekend.
But what about dating?
Is it best to risk it all on one person, or have someone waiting in the wings in case of emergency?
It’s rare that I ever feel completely like I have absolutely no prospects. Even if I don’t have a new hot contender occupying my thoughts, I have a couple of old fallbacks; the longtime crush with whom things never materialized but maybe sometime could, the ex, etc. And, usually, even if I’m not actually seeing anyone, I have my sights set on someone, or know someone who seems like they might have some kind of potential.
How about y’all? Do you keep an active roster of currents and potentials? Or, like me, do you just always sort of keep some people in the back of your mind?
Do you feel restless or uncomfortable if there’s absolutely no one on the horizon?
Has it ever backfired to have backups? Or saved you from a bad situation?
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