It drives you insane, it's addictive to your senses, you want it all the time, you can't figure it out and if you think you have, it changes. Its appeal and allure are all encompassing and when you have been smitten, you can't get enough. Golf or women? Yes, that's my dilemma also and therefore I have decided that golf is a woman. Ships are women, cars are women, hurricanes are women and almost every other inanimate object is dubbed female and given female names. Why not golf? I've been golfing now for about four years, relatively new to the relationship and I believe the honeymoon is still not over. It speaks to me in terms of endearment and rage almost within the same breath. It gives me pleasure and infuriates me beyond control in the course of a day or even a minute. Sound familiar?

Every time I see her beauty I am appreciative to know her. She gives me hope and showers me with kindness and I love her dearly. I do not enjoy days without her as much as I enjoy the days that we are together and I always look forward to seeing her again when we've been apart. Age does not treat her unkind in my eyes because I love her. In fact, age only gives her a deeper beauty and makes me more comfortable when I'm around her. She's cared for deeply by those that love her and the more attention she has the lovelier she gets. I spend countless hours and money on her because I'm passionate about her and she deserves the best that I can give.

Fickle and vindictive are two good words to describe her. If I didn't love her so much I wouldn't be so upset when she reveals her fury to me. Just when I think I've figured out how to master her and I know what makes her tick, it won't work the next time. I try to replicate my success but to no avail and it's back to the drawing board for me. One day she's gentle and kind and the next she's angry and unforgiving. This anger can even be shown in the midst of an otherwise wonderful day when you are unsuspecting of her fury. Weeks may go by with steady improvement to our relationship and then out of nowhere, nothing is right and you are left feeling insecure and incompetent.

Regardless of my faults and of the fact that I'm not the best there is, I enjoy our time together and am grateful for our relationship. She gives me confidence that spills over into other aspects of my life and I would be less without her. I'm closer to God when I'm with her and my heart is peaceful and my mind relaxed. She is the best therapy there is as long as you realize she has a mind of her own and you can't and shouldn't try to control her.

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