Love Is …<\/a>,” which explains the terms used in the passage. Make a list of each phrase and tell me if each is how you love her. Then make a second list and tell me if each is how she loves you.<\/p>\nWhen I read through your note, I see several things that can manipulate a man’s feelings. You see her in a bad situation, so it appeals to your desire to be the knight in shining armor to rescue the damsel in distress. This is the way many guys make mistakes because we have such a strong desire to be wanted. She is also using sex both as a hold on you and a way to keep you distracted from thinking too closely about the relationship.<\/p>\n
Here are some things that I want you to think about. Is this the woman you want to raise your children? If you took a trip for business for two weeks, would you be absolutely confident that she wouldn’t be pulling another guy into bed to entertain her while you were gone? And finally, do you want to spend the rest of your life struggling to be good while tied to a woman who wants to be bad?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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