Do happy endings exist?

I'm curious, maybe it's just me.

Seems I always find a girl in desperate need of rescuing. Guess it's what I'm attracted to. Rescue the girl, smooth out life, start to enjoy it, and then she dissapears out of my life. Happens again & again.

Do happy endings really exist? Or do I just date the wrong sort of women.

Might be the wrong place to ask being SG, but tat's and piercings don't neccessarily mean we're ruled by our libidos.

Or does it.

As far as I can tell, yes happy endings do exist.

Are you dating the wrong sort of women? Yes, it hasn't worked out so far, so clearly they were all the wrong sort for you.

Perhaps try out women that are not in desperate need of rescuing?

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I am in a similar situation and what I say is enjoy it, I've had some great relationships with some amazing women and they've all ended up better off for knowing me. I know this sounds conceited but they did it all on there own, I was just there for support and encouragement, I was the transition guy, and there's nothing wrong with that. You meet somebody who's had a string of douchebags take her for all she's worth and now she thinks there's nothing worth taking, you meet a girl who has just had some bad luck jobwise and help them to know that it doesn't really matter, there's something to be said for being there for someone when they need it. I learn something new about myself from each relationship and that has been amazing. Now, I have an endless chain of exes that all think very highly of me, we're all still friends and maybe occasionally more than that, I'm having a great time and just enjoying it as it comes. The way I see it, eventually I'll meet that one that sticks around or maybe one of the others will come back but seriously there's nothing wrong with being the nice guy.

I'll let you know when I get there ...

Every new beginning is some other beginning's end? Seriously, though, if they didn't leave, then what? You'd get married and settle down and start a life together? But ... you're starting a life together, so that's not the ending! It's only an ending when you're dead. Which also means that you always have another chance to make the life you want for yourself.

The only other thing I can say, is that maybe women don't want rescuing. I don't mean that in a "down with the patriarchy!" kind of way, just that perhaps there's something about that assumption that makes it difficult for the women you've dated to stay with you. Or perhaps they've all left for different reasons, I have no idea.

The exist in Montreal when you get a massage in certain parlors.

They do, but you have to work at it.

Damn you! Now I have Closing Time stuck in my head!

And to the OP, no, they don't. If it's happy it doesn't end.

Quoted for truth!

Been down the road of "rescuing", nothing wrong with being the nice guy, so...be the nice guy, do your rescuing, and move on. Save the love for the strong, confident, independant woman, and you'll never have loved your life more

Edit: I'm not ripping on you dude for posting that here, however, the SG's are all about strong, confident, independant women, and the men and women who love them for that! That's what this whole site is about (at least in my eyes!)

You make it sound as if there's 5 in every cafe. lol

Depends on how much you tip.

True, but too much work. Meaning, if you have to work at it all the time, that is not good either.

Or give a gal some fucking credit. Maybe the women you date have some drama in their lives and you're a stable person for them to take comfort in, but people generally have to "save" themselves.

Unless you're pulling them from a burning building or kicking a mugger's ass, you're not "rescuing" them, you're just attempting to be a decent and helpful person, and that's something you're supposed to be, not something deserving lifelong devotion (and frankly, not even rescuing someone merits that).

Perhaps you should take a look at what is happening during your "starting to enjoy it" phase that precipitates your companion's disappearance.

Real life ain't a fairy tale.

Then how do you explain the elves that keep stealing my socks and will grant me 7 wishes if I ever catch them at it?

Dude, why would you need someone to explain elves? They seem fairly straightforward.

They should be, but theses aren't your typical elves. They're 9 ft tall and composed entirely of oatmeal, for one thing.

Fucking oatmeal elves.

I have maple syrop. Want me to send you some?

Ah, no. If you love your SO forever, then one of you outlives the other. (Barring unusual accidents and bombs, anyhow.)

Depends on your definition of what a happy ending is. If it is the never ending love-filled bliss, I say "no way!" If it is an extended period of happiness, contentment and sometimes pain then "you bet!"

Happy endings usually cost extra.

~rimshot~

That'll cost even more.