Originally Posted by pdm22

This made me laugh, I can totally relate to this comment. I’m actually married to someone like this, but in my dating years, I seemed to attract addicts and party types, artists and eccentrics. I seem to have quiet a few friends like this now, too. Never really figured out why that is. My family of origin was a little different, and I did quite a bit of traveling in my childhood- 20s, communist countries and very “real”, non-touristy places.

Currently I live in suburbia in a very clean-cut town, and sometimes it drives me nuts, I just want to cut loose and run streaking through the streets, it’s so wholesome (ha). I work in Social Work, and I’ll take long shifts dealing with craziness any day over the run of the mill boredom around here. My last addict / alcoholic boyfriend that I had prior to getting married was the tipping point for me when it comes to alcohol dependence/ addiction, and if I wasn’t married, I don’t think I could go back to that, but I do still have some friends like this. Sometimes I wonder about myself, maybe I’m just a little wacky and feel comfortable around other different/ eccentric people? Who knows, but I loved your post and your comment .