[Samson]

While recently pretending to have a single life, I ran across an article describing dating that described 5 "scary signposts," or inexcusable behaviors that rear their ugly heads after the "magical," but extraordinarily short lived first 3 months of a relationship.

Scary Signpost #1: LIES.
PULL OVER BECAUSE: Trust is the foundation of every relationship; without it, there is nothing on which to build a relationship.

Scary Signpost #2: CHEATING (on someone else)
PULL OVER BECAUSE: If he cheated on her, he’ll cheat on you.

Scary Signpost #3: NEGLECT.
PULL OVER BECAUSE: If someone makes you feel like a bother because you want his attention, he’s not worth the bother.

Scary Signpost #4: ABUSE.
PULL OVER BECAUSE: No one worth having makes you feel worthless.

Scary Signpost #5: ADDICTION.
PULL OVER BECAUSE: You don’t want a man or a woman who can only manage being dateworthy on a “when I’m not incapacitated” basis.

My goodness!

Given 15 years of marriage, I'll admit to being on the scary giving and receiving end of each "signpost." I'm also not aware of anyone with a different experience.

Consequently, I'm not sure human nature is designed to maintain a "perfect" relationship longer than 3 months with another human, and am completely convinced if I had it all to do over again, I might just limit my concentration on longer term relationships to those with 8 cylinder engines and over 400 hp. Perhaps the Dodge Viper.

So, what would be your inanimate choice, if you came to the same conclusion?