The Boyfriend Hat

I'd never heard of this before she mentioned it a month ago. The idea as a whole, of course, but never in such a succinct and obvious way. Allow me.

In a romantic relationship of whatever nature, people act differently, speak differently, and relate differently. At times, these things may fall into a familiar persona that we revert to when we enter a new relationship. It may be because we see traits in them that we liked about someone else or because we see the possibility of those things. When this happens, as she put it, "we wake up one morning and put on our hat."

I can see exactly how I've done this in past relationships, and I see exactly why I will never do this again. It is a terrible discourtesy; an indifference to honesty.