By focusing on women in this article, I’m not saying some of these points don’t apply to men. I’m simply trying to stay focused on women in this article even if there would be some overlap in some areas with men.
The more we desire something, the more we worry about getting it. Sometimes the worry can get so bad, so all-consuming, so unbearable, that we actually just want to give up the desire itself so we can escape all the anxiety attached to this desire.
No one wants to hear that dreaded phase, “It’s complicated.” In our hearts, we wonder, “Why does it need to be this difficult? Why won’t God just tell me what to do?”