Relationships are Like Spilt Ends…Sometimes you Have to Cut Them

I just got of the phone with a friend and her situation reminded me of one my favorite JBS original quotes…”sometimes relationships are like split ends and they need to be cut” This can apply to both sexes, but I think women will really understand the point I'm trying to make.

Sometimes a woman goes to the hairdresser and is told she needs to get her split ends trimmed. For what ever reason she decides that she doesn't want to cut her hair. Relationships are like the split ends the woman at the hairdresser doesn't want cut. At times we end up in relationships (romantic and platonic relationships) that we know are on a slow train to NOWHERE. Instead of being proactive and ending the relationship, WE STAY. Why do we stay when we know there is no future….is it the companionship, the fun we have with the other person, sex, a fear of being alone or the status that the other person represents (I'm sure you could add a few to the list too)?

When a woman finally does cut the split ends her hair is healthier, shinier and prettier. And more importantly it grows back stronger. Similarly when we end relationships that are not nourishing to our entire being we make room for healthy, loving, positive relationships.

Do you have any split ends that need to be cut?

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Jasmine is a southern belle currently residing in mid-west. .” On her quest to find Mr. Right she’s kissed her share of frogs, but she’s keeping her fingers crossed for her Prince Charming. In the meantime Jasmine is busy living, loving and enjoying this phase of life. Jasmine is a lover of good conversation, great food, travel, the color purple, spending times with friends and champagne. One of her resolutions for 2012 is to activate her long lost blog, “Thoughts from Jasmine.”

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