A lighthearted thread as I’m just married and reflecting / thinking about love!
I liked the ‘He’s just not that into you’ book/film when I was single as when I was early 20s I had form for chasing disinterested men and then wondering why everyone else had lovely boyfriends who were super into them 🤣. Some parts are probably a bit dated but I think the premise of mutual interest being there is a golden one.
The part where a man is treating a woman badly eg he’s already married and a friend chimes in with “well I know a couple who were in the same place and he left his wife….” (I.e. ‘the exception’) is so relatable as for instance I’d tell a friend oh I’m not happy with this I think it’s a red flag eg he’s being very flaky then thry would try to talk me out of it! (I was always right) I never used to believe I’d be the exception when they were being a dick as I don’t think that’s healthy.
Recently though I realised with my now husband I am the exception as per this book / film 🤣. Due to being hurt/manipulated/deceived my now husband prior to me didn’t want any more kids, didn’t want a relationship, didn’t want to get married. For similar reasons I didn’t want a relationship, didn’t want to love with a man or get married.
I was told by a mutual friend he didn’t want a relationship or something to that effect but I didn’t care as neither did I. I agreed to a date with him as I found him very attractive (a girl has got to eat!) and I couldn’t stop thinking about him. We both changed our minds on everything with no pressure!
So. Were you the exception? Do you know someone who was the exception? I love a good love story - please share! ❤️