Suzanne NobleHost, Sex Advice for Seniors · Sex, Dating & Relationship Advice for Over 50s

2023-09-07

7 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this reflective monologue, the speaker examines a year‑long, texting‑only connection that never progressed toward an in‑person meeting. Despite exchanging flirtatious photos and elaborate plans, the relationship showed no tangible movement, leading the speaker to conclude that a meeting was unlikely. The speaker describes how such purely digital interactions can become addictive, especially when they fill a void in one’s life, and argues that continuing to invest time in a relationship that will never materialize is a misallocation of personal resources. The monologue ends with a decision to end the texting exchange and redirect that time toward more meaningful pursuits.

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I want to talk about when to call it quits, especially on a texting-only relationship. I realized today that I had been texting somebody back and forth with the intention of meeting them for pretty much a year, and there didn't seem to be any movement on this whatsoever. Few little naughty photographs were exchanged, lots of great ideas about what we might do together if we ever met, but I realized today the likelihood was that we weren't ever gonna meet. And so I said, that's enough of that. And I suspect like many people, you can get totally wrapped up in a text-only relationship. It can even become quite addictive, especially if there's nothing else going on in your life. But I think we all have to consider where we and how we spend our time. And certainly for me, spending time texting somebody back and forth that I'm never ever gonna meet just seems like it could be better spent doing something else.