Let's be honest- so many pleasurable things in life are bad for us, and yet we still do them time and time again. Will we ever learn? Probably not.
Let's examine:
That extra drink or 3
You're at the Beresford, our for "a couple" and you're having a great time. You know you've already reached your 6/8/10 drinks-without-having-a-hangover limit. But you order another... and another. Every joke gets funnier, the people around you begin to look more attractive (even the bartender seems to be giving you eyes) and the idea of a hangover seems so far away.
Then the next morning comes headaches, maybe a bit of a puke, and an unproductive weekend. We say "I will never drink again!", until next Friday.
Cause its fun.
Ex-Sex
You're at the bar, gym, out shopping, and you see your ex who dumped you for that other guy who you kinda hate now. But they've broken up and he looks really good and maybe if you hookup then you'll get back together! You get talking, things are going well and you have a sleepover. Isn’t he just so lovely! Why did you ever break up?
You text him later the following day but get no reply- ever. :-(
Maybe he wasn't as into it as you after all. *Sigh*
Dance parties
Wheeeeeee! You go soaring up as high as a kite, dance dance dancing away with your friends. Suddenly you love everybody, they love you, a party pash with some random guy/girl is like, the most fun thing ever, and you wonder why you don’t do it more often.
The come-down the following days reminds you, when you feel like you will never have a bf/gf, your work sux and your friends are mean. Once you've recovered and see a sign for the next party, you get planning to do it all over again! Yay!
Getting your credit limit extended
The bank rings and tells you they're quite happy to give you an extra $5K on your credit card because you're such a good customer! Thanks! Suddenly $300 jeans are a necessity, your skin could really do with a lovely facial, and shouting your friends drinks just seems like plain good manners. So what if it takes 2 years to pay off- look at all your lovely new things!
Wolfing down treats
You’ve been going to the gym 5 times a week for ages, working your little heart out, looking awesome and those new shorty shorts for Mardi Gras look freakin hot! Then on the weekend you go out for coffee with a friend to catch up. You go to Max Brenner and have Chocolate Lava Cakes, large Mocha and take some treats home.
NOM NOM NOM! I’ll cross-train, treadmill, weights-routine tomorrow.