On the Fence

Cassie is a young women in her early twenties who is attending a southern college.  She has been dating on and off during her college years but never ventured into any serious relationships.  Lately, Cassie has been seeing two guys with very opposite personalities.  The first guy, Eric, is a college graduate in his late twenties.  Eric has a great job and a promising future.  He's sweet, charming, passionate, and affectionate but his love making is a bit lacking...if you know what I mean and his conversations are boring. The second guy, Terrell, has a reputation for being a bit of a bad boy.  This drives Cassie wild in every way imaginable.  Terrell is a twenty-five year old high school drop out who has trouble holding down a job.  Cassie, wanting to see the good in everyone, believes that she can look past this.  He's fun, adventurous, and spontaneous, all of the things that Cassie feel are missing from her life. She can spend hours conversing with Terrell about anything under the sun and she always catches herself smiling for no apparent reason whenever he's around but his criminal background does not set well with her.  The troubling part is that Cassie is not sure if she has a future with either one.  She is scheduled to start graduate school the following fall semester and does not know where this will take her. Eric, who is a devoted Christian, has already professed his undying love for her and his desire to marry her in the near future but she does not feel that she is ready for marriage.  Cassie also feels that she would be settling because Eric does not fulfill her needs.  She feels that the right thing to do is to let both Eric and Terrell go and start fresh but she is unsure how to go about this without hurting them.  Cassie is on the fence right now and unsure as of how to get off of it