plant

relationships are like plants - you can't water it once in a month and expect it to grow healthy. relationships are rarely the cactus kind.

you can't give it fertiliser and water and tender loving care only to keep it from dying - if you were doing that then all you will be doing is trying to keep it alive. isn't it way better to be able to enjoy the plant by keeping it healthy by giving it consistent care? don't you, as a gardener, like to take care of the plant? or are you the kind that would rather have a nap or eat a sandwich instead? if it were the latter then gardening isn't for you.

then you're just setting yourself up for "parasites" that you will have to lose sleep over.