Should you leash your lover?
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When in a solid relationship, how much freedom should you give your partner? What is the leash length? For example, can your man go on his annual Vegas trip with the guys? Can he go to a bachelor party knowing that he may get tangled up with unscrupulous strippers and hookers? And what about ‘girls night out?’ Is this just an excuse for women to act single for a night? Should you reel your lover in, or should you set him free?
I notice many dog owners give their dogs a pretty long leash in San Francisco. In fact, many remove the leash entirely. San Franciscans love their dogs and love their freedom. There are over 33 off-leash dog parks zoned in the city alone. But giving your man a long leash? Now that is a different story. There are many women out there dangling their seductive wears, and quite frankly, it is naïve to think a man will indefinitely resist the insistent allure of “cats in heat”. Just like it is naïve to think a dog will “stay” when you put an open can of wet cat food in front of it and leave the room. We are all animals inside, and like animals, we all have our weak and breaking points. Sure, if you love something, set it free, and if it doesn’t come back, you know that it was never yours. But, the flip side of the coin is, that a woman must be alert and ready to run interference when her man is in precarious circumstances. And she must use her leash with care and wisdom. I strongly recommend the ever so useful, “Retractable Leash”.
Let me explain: A Border Collie would never run away. If they have a good home and love their life, they would rather stay by their owner’s side than not. They are the most loyal, loving creatures on Earth. Owners don’t need to put a leash on them most of the time because when you walk with a Border Collie, it would rather keep pace with it’s owner’s calves than run off to play with the other dogs. One doesn’t need a leash… unless… there is a kitty in sight. And then, all bets are off. Border Collies will bolt across the street, mindless of people or cars, and chase the kitty just for the fun of watching it run. Kitties all across neighborhoods, in cities all across America, know the routine. They are lazily sunning on their porch stoops and have to bolt upright, tails flared, backs arched, and high tail it over the nearest fence to escape the dog’s advances.
Now, for the most part, these loyal dogs are fine with out a leash at all. Owners can have complete and total trust. But, a dog is a dog, and so for their safety, one should keep their loyal canine on a retractable leash to prevent it from getting run over when it spots an ever so tempting kitty seducing it from across the street. The retractable leash has varying lengths. With the push of a button you can keep the length quite close. This is useful when walking past the enticing Kitties. But you can also extend the leash to a cool 6 yards when you are kitty-free, and therefore, danger free. When you get to the park and there are no cars, or kitties, you can remove the leash entirely and your dog has all the freedom it wants to run about and love you from afar.
So, keeping your partner on a tight leash is only necessary when danger is lurking. If you know your man has a not-so-innocent crush on someone, then -tight leash. Or if some pretty girl, encased in a dripping dress with a figure that spells “Yes”, is stalking him at a party, then- tight leash. But, if your guy takes his juvenile, annual trip to Vegas with the guys, and you are not threatened by it, then long leash. And if your guy is watching springtime girls walk by at an open-air café, and you know he is just looking, then long leash. But most importantly, and whenever possible, remove the leash entirely, because when you have a solid relationship you should give each other as much freedom as you possibly can. After all, a friendship with out loyalty and trust is no friendship at all.
For more information contact Melinda Maximova, matchmaker with Perfect Search melinda@theperfectsearch.com
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