Beware Lust

Recently, it was shown that a brain in love was almost identical to a brain on heroin. Think about that. Think about that. Young friends, with your optimism and young bodies, the physical love you feel with your partner has seduced you. In fact, it has shut down the rational part of your brain and electrified the emotional part. The same thing has happened to your partner.

So, you're thinking about marrying this guy? So, you're thinking about marrying this guy, despite a few pesky repeated warnings emanating from a certain part of your brain. You are thinking (choose one or several), screw it, no relationship is perfect, life is short, what the hell, I will deal with the consequences, I am getting older and this might be my last chance to get married and have kids, he's got these other qualities (fill the 1-3 that he does possess) that are important, I can always get divorced, etc.

No matter what you use to convince yourself of taking the plunge with this guy, the problem is, young friends, those pesky repeated warnings ARE of consequence. Those repeated warnings usually boil down to three major areas: religion, class, and education.

More later.