Have you ever fallen for the ploys of real estate developers? When selling homes, neighborhoods and ‘planned communities’, they come up with catchy slogans.
In my younger years, I recall the phrase “The grass is greener is Pasadena”. Another one portrayed Kingwood as “The livable forest”.
Although the greener grass was catchy, locals often twisted it around to say, “the air is greener in Pasadena” due to the number of chemical plants in the area.
Of course the drug-minded persons had their own take on the slogan as well.
Each slogan makes you think that somehow you get greener grass or more livable conditions in one of their communities. The realtors sell you on a fantasy.
You’re led to believe that in purchasing one of their homes, you become a member of some elite group. The sales slogans are about how much better their communities are than other nearby ones.
Given that realtors continue using those ploys, they must be working. I’ve sat through enough real estate sales presentations to recognize the catchy phrases for what they are.
One group continuing using those same ploys are the affair promoting, free love lifestyle types. They portray themselves as being ‘more sexually free’ and ‘more open minded’ than monogamous couples.
When I hear those claims, my mind immediately thinks back on the greener grass in Pasadena claims. The grass was not greener, it was nothing more than planting that expectation.
They make affairs look like they are filled with more. You can have more passion, more sex, more fun, more whatever by having the affair.
The affair promoters also plant the expectation that somehow more sex with more people means they are better in some way. In their minds quantity makes things better. They want you to think that they are better or happier because they have more partners.
I’ve always known that there is a huge difference between quantity and quality, even when it comes to marriage. Having a better marriage always trumps having more marriages.
Having a good car is better than a yard full of cars with problems. The more is better ploy is the same old ‘grass is greener’ sales pitch.
The main difference is that they are selling you affairs rather than real estate. Let’s hope that you and your spouse have sales resistance when they come around.
If you are one of those wanting better quality in your marriage than quantity, the video “How Can I Trust You Again?” can help. You can have more trust along with an improved relationship. The quality of your marriage is built on trust. The more trust, the better the quality of your marriage.
Best Regards,
Jeff
