When Youre Attracted To Potential Not Reality

Some of you don't date people.

You date potential.

You don't fall for their character --
you fall for your own imagination.

You see:

• "If they healed…"
• "If they matured…"
• "If they understood me…"
• "If they stopped doing that…"

And you call it love.

Love requires honesty.

Not fantasy.

Reality says:

• Are they consistent?
• Do they honour you?
• Do their habits match their words?
• Do they take responsibility?

If not, your "hope" is not virtue.
It's self-deception.
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This week, choose reality:

• stop negotiating red flags
• stop calling inconsistency "complexity"
• stop treating basic effort like a miracle

You don't need someone with potential.

You need someone with character.