Be a Diamond, Not a Paperclip

If given the choice, would you rather be a diamond or a paper clip? This is what I like to ask people when they tell me all the reasons why superficial sex works for them. It’s not a trick question, and once people realize this, they’d rather be the diamond, of course. So would I!

However, with superficial sex, we behave as if we’re paper clips - ordinary, commonplace, everyday items. When we sleep with virtually everyone we go out with, for whatever the reason, we’ve made being intimate with us a common, routine experience. Just as we wouldn’t get excited to find a paperclip on the floor because they’re so common and inexpensive, when we don’t act like the treasure we are, people won’t see us as one either.

A diamond is unique, rare, beautiful and of high value – sounds like a human being, doesn’t it? There’s a diaper commercial being aired lately that describes every baby as a miracle. I was struck today that nothing really changes (or should) as we age. Each person is a miracle, including you! The adjectives I apply to a diamond are relevant to you throughout life, so claim that for yourself. You are a diamond, a treasure!