Isn't it funny how we see people how we want them to be or think that they are, but reality is they aren't anything like that?

No I am not. I'm just an old spiritual soul who probably doesn't belong on this planet. People fascinate me, perplex me and I am a truth seeker always looking for answers, never settling for what other say without some sort of concrete knowledge base. :)

Usually not, Shattered.

@GraceFromEP: I think too it's a generational as well as how a person is raised sort of thing. Funny thing though...narcissists don't respect others and yet often we do not recognize the narcissistic quality until it's too late and we put two and two together. Weird how that works.

@OWise1: Oh yes. Dated one. So [i]charming.[/i] They weave a good web of deceit. Some never see it, nor survive. They don't know the game until it's too late.

@Maverick1962: Yes! I like that! lol. Very true.

@GraceFromEP: 😉
Good night, ladies. I have to get some shuteye before the alarm sounds in three hours.

@Maverick1962: Yep. Me too. Goodnight. Thanks for those good words of wisdom.

@IM5688: I agree...relationships and people and human beings are all so confusing and tough...no one is alike...one can't use certain unspoken rules on every person...just so complicated...

It's not really tough. If you know what you want and hold steadfast until you get what you want, it's easy. The problem lies with our impatience to wait, so rather than wait until the right person comes into our life, we "settle" for one that maybe comes close. After a time, the criteria as for what comes close becomes more and more open.

All I can say, is "oy vey!" You are so correct...so so so correct.