Note to Myself No. 14

I didn't mean this literally.

I was thinking that sometimes I was a bit 

of a doormat, putting up with things

that were intolerable really,

just to make relationships work

because I like peace and harmony

and prefer happily ever after.

Sometimes, metaphorically at least,

a girl needs to call it quits.

When you've done all you can

to change the relationship status quo

and things just keep defaulting back

to the same old unacceptable behaviors. 

Some relationships are so toxic,

they're not worth saving.

And you might as well be sassy

and witty and wear cute shoes

as you step out to a new life,

a new relationship with yourself.

But a young woman who saw this

related that when she broke up 

with her boyfriend in college,

she was wearing really stylish ankle boots

with a spike heel

and for years,

whenever she saw him,

he would put on a sad face and say

"You broke my heart in those boots."

Maybe there's some wisdom in this maxim

I didn't realize when I created the 

Note to Myself.