So I was watching Weeds (Showtime, Monday nights, 10pm Eastern time… *GET HIP*)… and this episode in particular hit kinda close to home. Without going into too much detail for those that haven’t seen the show… There is romantical tension between the characters Andy and Nancy Botwin… Nancy likes to give Andy the illusion that he has a shot at being with her romantically just as a means to keep him from completely removing himself from her life. It lead me to ponder… How many individuals had I not “released?" Throughout the episode Andy kept begging Nancy to "release him” (admit to him that their is no chance of he and Nancy ever being together) but she would not do it. Andy grew very frustrated at her reluctancy to do so…
I know that this is a horrible practice… But I also know that I am guilty of doing so… Why come? Eh, probably the fake sense of stability that keeping someone in “limbo” brings… The fact that they’ll always be there… etc. Another reason could be the fact that I’m ridiculously indecisive and think that perhaps over time my feelings will change… and I can persuade myself to like the person in “that way." As one of my friends has brought to my attention… "Once you put someone in the friend zone Mia, it is virtually IMPOSSIBLE for them to go anywhere from there” © Yonzy. Which is very true… And even though they may THINK that things are progressing towards something more… In my mind…they probably aren’t.
Anywho, there is some good to this post…I am happy to report that I have released a LOT of people as of recently… And it feels pretty good. I only have one big one to tackle probably this weekend… WISH ME LUCK! :)