"Rock Springs" comments and opinion

When one understands the philosophical and logical tendencies for how I think, it is easy to see why I would like this story. I found the story to be an accurate representation of how most individuals in our society think and behave. At the very beginning of the story Earl appears to just walk in the door one day and ask Edna if she would like to drop everything and go to Florida. Edna appears to give it little consideration or thought, acknowledging her desire to go to Florida simply because her datebook is not that full. The decision to leave is made with little or no rational analysis of the reasons for, feasibility of, and consequences of that decision. Though a rather extreme case as far as I have observed, this basis for decision making is evident throughout the story and reminded me much of how my more extroverted friends tended to make decisions. Things are done on impulsive, emotionally driven feelings. The couple in the story each acknowledge a history that they are running from or trying to avoid repeating or dealing with the consequences. Instead of dealing with the situation, there is that attractive option or 'easy way out' that involves just dropping everything and running away to do what makes one feel good or one thinks will make one feel good. The story for me was an accurate representation of how society states that one should treat difficult situations, base ones decisions, and live ones life.