You've de-sugared your pantry. You've announced to your lunch buddy that if she sees you order a cookie she should slap it out of your hand. You've taken your healthy vows and put sugar in its place. But here's the thing about sugar: it can't be trusted. It shows up unannounced in the break room like a drunk party crasher or it sneaks into your house via a potluck dinner. And if you give in even a little — just one delicious bite — it will never let you live it down. It shouldn't come as any surprise that sugar has been shown to be more addictive than cocaine, and if you're a child of the '80s like I am, you know that the only way to beat a substance that addictive is to "just say no." Sugar intrinsically senses that if you break your vows even once, you'll do it again. One minute you'll be riding your sugar high and feeling great, but you'll inevitably crash and be tempted to start the ride all over again. You can't simply play hard-to-get; you have to actually be ungettable. Stay strong, sister.
Breaking up is hard to do. Even when the bad boyfriend in question is a peanut butter, chocolate chip cookie. But if it doesn't love you back, doesn't respect your boundaries, and can't be trusted, it's time to break free. There's plenty of [way, way healthier] fish in the sea.
