Bad Relationships and Rose Colored Glasses

Years and experiences have taught me that if someone is wearing rose-colored glasses, they're completely unaware of it.  It's like one night while they were sleeping, someone slipped them on and they didn't realize it when they woke up.  They just continued on with their life, not realizing that if they took off the glasses, not everything looks rosy any more.  No one can tell them that they're wearing the glasses.  They have to realize they have them on and make a conscious decision to take them off.  It's like Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense.  The glasses show them only the world they're willing to accept.

Unpacking Emotional Baggage - A Love Story

I have a girlfriend that I've known for over ten years.  We worked together in the same office for a time. It was a difficult office - our boss was a bit of a tyrant, and as a result, a number of us grew quite close and have had friendships that survived a reorg which saw most of us in different offices.