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A.D.D. - The Dating E.T.D
Sex In The Italian Cities -- Part 3
The medical definition of A.D.D. is "the inability to focus on a subject matter for an extended period of time" but A.D.D. in relationship terms is defined as "a man who can't seem to completely focus on one woman at a time."

Unfortunately, A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder) has become the dating E.T.D (Emotionally Transmitted Disease) - it is easily transmitted from a man to a woman, giving the woman a different, less glorious, form of A.D.D. (Another Dating Disaster).

In the name of research (ah, the lengths I will go to for you, my friends and family), I decided to date an Italian man who was clearly suffering from A.D.D. (Attention Deficite Disorder). The signs were obvious, based on his past relationships. But, I succumbed to his pleas and his romantic, Italian woos, and I decided to run the risk of catching A.D.D. (Another Dating Disaster) from him, and in return, contracting an E.T.D. (Emotionally Transmitted Disease). After months of "I love you's" and "Ti amo's" I had finally caught the disorder and suffered from the inevitable E.T.D.

After contracting the E.T.D., I had to ask myself, "Does a man ever really rid himself of A.D.D.?" and, if so, "At what point do men decide that they are tired of living with this disorder, and they are finally ready to - shall I say it - COMMIT themselves fully to one woman?"  Actually, the more important question should be, "Why are women, including myself, so attracted to men with A.D.D.?"

After my last encounter with the disorder, I hit a dating dry spell. As appealing as it is to date the "unattainable", otherwise known as a man with A.D.D., I have decided that E.T.D.'s are really not the most rewarding party favor. Fortunately, you will be happy to know that, contrary to some S.T.D.'s, A.D.D. is curable. The theory has proved to be correct - it takes exactly half the time of the actual relationship to get rid of your E.T.D. I was back on the market within two months.  As for my Italian man that gave me the E.T.D., I think he might suffer for a lifetime from A.D.D.

So, what have I learned from my research, you might ask?

Maybe women should react to men in the same way that a certain woman should have reacted to her hot cup of McDonald's coffee a few years ago - when it's too hot, don't drink it because you'll get burned. When it's been given a little time to cool off, it might be the perfect time to give it a try, but certainly don't wait until the coffee is cold. 

Or, we could just brand every man with the sign, "Caution! Will Get Burned" just like McDonald's did with their coffee cups.

Ciao, ciao for now!