I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have fallen in love fast and without measuring risks... have a tendency not only to see the best in him, but to assume that he is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.