Doomsday prophet, see?

I guess it’s just what we have evolved into. Inherently dissatisfied participants in life. We are always scanning the horizon for a bigger, better deal. We aren’t capable of holding onto connections because there are always more to be made. Life is far too short to for us to remain content within our current circumstances. It’s like the saying “I was looking for a job when I found this one”. We have been conditioned to “keep our options open”. We are praised for this when it regards employment, choice of car, choice of residence, clothing, shoes, toothpaste, underwear, laundry detergent but are scorned when we apply this concept to intimate relationships. We are not brand loyal. We insist on keeping our resumes updated regardless of how good our job is. The truth is, there is always something better out there…right?
What if there isn’t?
How would we know?
If we don’t look we won’t know but if we look we run the risk of loosing what we have…
Should it be that way?
Should we be fired for “keeping our options open”?
Should Crest refuse to sell us toothpaste because we considered Colgate?
What if we try something else? Do we owe it to our current cell phone provider to tell them that we are dissatisfied? Maybe but we won’t.
Why? Because they will make us feel guilty for looking elsewhere. They will try to minimize our concerns and possibly try to sway our decision by offering chochkies or discounts. Maybe even a month free! Ultimately they are bargaining to keep the relationship alive. We avoid this because we know it is an uncomfortable place to be; on the receiving end of such desperation,
But what if our Cell phone carrier just cared about us and wanted us to be happy…even if it meant without them…

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