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Authors: Cristina Grenier, Stacey Mills
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stopped the stream of questions pouring out of Michelle’s mouth. Her best friend was not annoyed by her short answers but she did, of course, add it to her wondering what was going on between the two. She chalked it up to having to do with his social status and family name but she had no idea what the role his family name actually played in all this.
And, just like that, three months passed by and now they were rounding out their fourth month of being together. Shauna knew it was not long, especially because the first month had just been dating rather than an actual relationship, but it felt like a much longer time. It did not feel that way because she was unhappy or there had been too much stress; she felt that way because of the level of closeness, comfort, and intimacy in her relationship. The way they acted with each other, treated each other, and even looked at each other was not common for such a short amount of time. “But when you find the person who you just have that natural, intense chemistry with it just works out this way.” She always thought of those words one of her friends had told her years ago when she met the man she eventually married. And, now, they were still happily married.
Shauna did not think of them as some beacon of hope or even an aspiration. Rather, she liked to think of them as kindred spirits. There were other people who found someone so electrifying and amazing there was no other way to be. She could not imagine her relationship with Nick being any other way and she was certain he felt the same way about it all. He sometimes still caught her off guard with how direct and open he was and, every time, it was a fresh reminder of how she had fallen so quickly for him. Despite all this, neither of them had ever uttered the word “love” to each other or even in their personal thoughts. They just were and that was all that mattered in the moment.
Their time passed by uneventfully, much to Shauna’s relief. Somehow, in her naïve mind, she seemed to think that if nothing had happened to her by now she was in the clear. But that did not actually make any sense, she just was not aware of that. She could only focus on how Nick made her feel and how happy her life was. She suddenly felt herself being dazzled by the “dollar signs attached to his name.” This was the first thing Michelle said to describe him when he left after their first dinner together. And he certainly did have those dollar signs attached to his name not just in actuality but also in how he presented himself. She could not help the notion that it afforded her some sort of security. She seemed to think this financial security would secure any future they could have together, even emotionally. That was yet another thing she was thinking about in the wrong way.
“Would it be wrong to say those dollar signs are part of the pull you feel? That they form part of your desire to stay?”
Michelle had not asked these questions with any negativity or judgment behind them. She had plainly asked them to get Shauna thinking, and it worked. Though she deeply cared for Nick and was completely attracted to him , there was no denying that wealth was a part of him and something that played into the equation. She just hated thinking about it because it made her feel cheap and cruel. It made her feel like she was the kind of woman to stay with a man just because of his money even if she knew deep down that was not at all the case. Just admitting his money was a plus did not make her that way. Logically, she knew this. But she had dated a man for his money once in the past and it continued to haunt her, wrack her with guilt and make her fear doing it again even if she did not consciously do so.
And in these past months she had more than just a glimpse of what life with him was like. Now she had a much greater access, a private tour version of it and it was addicting. It was dazzling and exciting to be taken to places
And, just like that, three months passed by and now they were rounding out their fourth month of being together. Shauna knew it was not long, especially because the first month had just been dating rather than an actual relationship, but it felt like a much longer time. It did not feel that way because she was unhappy or there had been too much stress; she felt that way because of the level of closeness, comfort, and intimacy in her relationship. The way they acted with each other, treated each other, and even looked at each other was not common for such a short amount of time. “But when you find the person who you just have that natural, intense chemistry with it just works out this way.” She always thought of those words one of her friends had told her years ago when she met the man she eventually married. And, now, they were still happily married.
Shauna did not think of them as some beacon of hope or even an aspiration. Rather, she liked to think of them as kindred spirits. There were other people who found someone so electrifying and amazing there was no other way to be. She could not imagine her relationship with Nick being any other way and she was certain he felt the same way about it all. He sometimes still caught her off guard with how direct and open he was and, every time, it was a fresh reminder of how she had fallen so quickly for him. Despite all this, neither of them had ever uttered the word “love” to each other or even in their personal thoughts. They just were and that was all that mattered in the moment.
Their time passed by uneventfully, much to Shauna’s relief. Somehow, in her naïve mind, she seemed to think that if nothing had happened to her by now she was in the clear. But that did not actually make any sense, she just was not aware of that. She could only focus on how Nick made her feel and how happy her life was. She suddenly felt herself being dazzled by the “dollar signs attached to his name.” This was the first thing Michelle said to describe him when he left after their first dinner together. And he certainly did have those dollar signs attached to his name not just in actuality but also in how he presented himself. She could not help the notion that it afforded her some sort of security. She seemed to think this financial security would secure any future they could have together, even emotionally. That was yet another thing she was thinking about in the wrong way.
“Would it be wrong to say those dollar signs are part of the pull you feel? That they form part of your desire to stay?”
Michelle had not asked these questions with any negativity or judgment behind them. She had plainly asked them to get Shauna thinking, and it worked. Though she deeply cared for Nick and was completely attracted to him , there was no denying that wealth was a part of him and something that played into the equation. She just hated thinking about it because it made her feel cheap and cruel. It made her feel like she was the kind of woman to stay with a man just because of his money even if she knew deep down that was not at all the case. Just admitting his money was a plus did not make her that way. Logically, she knew this. But she had dated a man for his money once in the past and it continued to haunt her, wrack her with guilt and make her fear doing it again even if she did not consciously do so.
And in these past months she had more than just a glimpse of what life with him was like. Now she had a much greater access, a private tour version of it and it was addicting. It was dazzling and exciting to be taken to places
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