Given the nature of our two-party system, here's the metaphorical choice the country faces next Tuesday:
We recently escaped, with great relief, from a very long term, abusive relationship...
Given the nature of our two-party system, here's the metaphorical choice the country faces next Tuesday:
We recently escaped, with great relief, from a very long term, abusive relationship. Our former lover told us, when in a good mood, how great we were - how beautiful - but when opportunities came to be nice or to treat us well, we got treated like crap instead. We lived with that for a long time before getting out. But the sex, though rare, was really good.
Pretty soon we were in a new relationship - a lover who could really pitch some woo, making us feel great - but once we moved in, our new main squeeze often let us down. Our new beau was, at best, an indifferent lover - we didn't feel like we were getting what we needed out of the relationship. Not that our new love was mean or treated us badly, just that our needs were often ignored altogether. And the sex was so-so at best.
Unfortunately there are only two choices available to us right now, so here's our dilemma: Stick with the boring, inattentive, un-sexy new partner, or go back to the one who could occasionally make us feel nice but spent the rest of the time beating the crap out of us.
There's certainly a lot to be said for great sex - but the fear, the bruises, and the broken bones just aren't worth it, and if better choices do come onto the scene in the future, our scars will frighten them away.