Navigating Modern Relationships: Tia's Dilemma with Love, Lust, and Loyalty

Tia on her phone texting 

I'm going to tell you a true story about a woman named Tia. All names have been changed to protect their identities. Tia created a profile on a dating website. She exchanged numbers with 4 different guys. The first guy, Bill, was really nice. She met him in person at a bar. Then she went out on a second date with him and he brought her coffee and flowers. After that, they went grocery shopping together and Bill filled up Tia's gas tank. Then she went back to his house and watched a movie with him. He tried to have sex with her, but she felt like the time wasn't right. Bill invited Tia back to his house again, but Tia didn't go back. Eventually Bill told Tia he wasn't interested anymore because she didn't go to his house the second time he invited her over. Tia deleted Bill's number and moved on quickly.

Tia started talking to someone named Westly. She picked Westly up from his home and they both went out for a Mexican dinner. Tia ordered a shrimp quesadilla and Westly ordered enchiladas. The date went well and Tia went back to Westly's house where they watched basketball together and chatted. They eventually had sex, and Tia decided that she was going to date Westly regularly and they spent time together almost every other day from that day forward. Tia is never nervous around Westly and enjoys seeing him as much as she can. She is in love with him, even though she caught him talking to another woman the last time she was at his house. It is obvious that Tia became blinded by lust. 

Then Tia started chatting with a man named P. P was persistent, calling Tia multiple times per day and mentioning that he wanted only sex. Tia asked him for $100 and P agreed but she still didn't meet P yet because she fell in love with Westly. Tia told P that she was in love with another man but P said that he didn't care. He said that he still wanted her. Tia and P still haven't met in person yet, but plan to meet very soon.

Then there was Brian. Tia started talking to Brian and eventually went to his house to meet him on a rainy night. They watched a movie together and chatted for an hour. Tia was a nervous wreck the whole time and couldn't stop shaking around him. She couldn't understand why she was so nervous around him. Brian is a really nice guy to Tia, but she hasn't come clean about her relationship with Westly yet. Brian doesn't know. 

Tia doesn't want to be promiscuous at all and only wants to be with Westly, but at the same time, she doesn't want to let go of P and Brian, whom she hasn't slept with. What should Tia do? Should she cut P and Brian off and deny herself of their kindness, or should she keep talking to all three men, only having sex with one of them? How long will Tia's relationship with Westly last? Most of Tia's relationships are short lived, but she wants her relationship with Westly to last forever. Ultimately, the decision is up to Tia, and hopefully she will follow what her heart desires.

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