Showing posts with label the code. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the code. Show all posts

Monday, December 3, 2012

My Honor Code

Rocky Romance can't say "no" to a beautiful woman - except when she's already married. That's his code.
I attended Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio. Some accept everything they are taught in a Catholic education - and it was a heck of an education. Others rebel and reject everything. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle.

My sister says I'm a lapsed Catholic even though I write a couple checks and attend Mass a few times a year at St. Anne or St. Monica - and I'm ashamed to say that when I walk up the front steps of church my mind sometimes wanders to a certain Anne and a certain Monica - neither of them very saintly but each smoking hot - respectively.

But even if I have a hard time saying no to the temptations of the flesh, I have one code I never break - at least not knowingly, so if I do sin it is based on ignorance. But no matter how enticing, how exquisite, how eager, how available - I always say "no" to a married woman.

My job is to help people sort through the ups and downs of a relationship. Some rocky romances aren't worth saving and I try my best to help one of the parties understand that. But all relationships have ups and downs, so I likewise try to help my clients know when it's worth fighting for. That's why I honor marriage vows even if I've never been married myself.

That's my code - and I'm sticking to it.