I like your purse analogy GS. It's pretty fitting.

I was married to a jerk. When I applied that 'purse' theory to my attraction to him, it really made sense. He was really good looking, fun, and lots of girls wanted him. We didn't have too much in common, besides being bar stars at the time (which I grew out of, but he didn't). It felt good to show him off, to be the girl HE had chosen out of all the other ones who were after him.

In the end though, those flasy 'purses' lose their appeal....they are cumbersome and not worth what you put into them. I tend to stick with the more reliable ones these days....I know they're dependable, and while not the flashiest things, they have attributes that the flashy ones are lacking.

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