moralorel
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I used to be very involved in my community and in my state. I organized or participated in so many community service events. I got to meet so many amazing people. I wish I could tell my past self that I would miss these people very much. I would tell myself to spend as much time with these people as I could because we will all drift apart eventually. Not all of these people are on social media, so I'm not in contact with them anymore. And some are no longer alive. One day you're hosting a big camping trip with these wonderful people, the next day they have moved away and started a family. It happens so fast.
I would also tell myself to stick to my guns when it comes to relationships. I had a smart strategy when it came to dating. Whenever a woman wanted to date, I would ask her to "draw her lines in the sand". In other words, what subjects are NOT up to compromise. Pretty much every time the subjects that came up were religion, sex, and politics. I didn't want to get into a relationship that was going to fail from the beginning. I dated some amazing women. But I eventually had to learn the hard way that compromise was often a one-way street for them. Some convinced me that we would come to a compromise. They meant that I would come to a compromise, not them. I could have spent more time with my friends instead of wasting time and money on relationships that were doomed from the beginning. Most of my relationships may have been smooth sailing. But I don't care how smooth they are. They're not worth sailing if you know that ship is going to sink.
I would also tell myself to stick to my guns when it comes to relationships. I had a smart strategy when it came to dating. Whenever a woman wanted to date, I would ask her to "draw her lines in the sand". In other words, what subjects are NOT up to compromise. Pretty much every time the subjects that came up were religion, sex, and politics. I didn't want to get into a relationship that was going to fail from the beginning. I dated some amazing women. But I eventually had to learn the hard way that compromise was often a one-way street for them. Some convinced me that we would come to a compromise. They meant that I would come to a compromise, not them. I could have spent more time with my friends instead of wasting time and money on relationships that were doomed from the beginning. Most of my relationships may have been smooth sailing. But I don't care how smooth they are. They're not worth sailing if you know that ship is going to sink.
