And a man on an emotional roller-coaster might well be wary of making his life even more complicated.
These past few days have been quite an emotional roller-coaster for us.
Like much of the other writing here, this piece is an emotional roller-coaster.
But in 10 days Israel outdid even itself, riding an emotional roller-coaster that left its people drained.
"It's an emotional roller-coaster," said Larkin, who stepped out of the box to take in the cheers.
If the semi-final had been an emotional roller-coaster, the final would surpass all expectations.
He never let us ride an emotional roller-coaster.
"I was 30 years old," Senator Thompson recalled, and on an "emotional roller-coaster."
The families waiting for information ride an emotional roller-coaster that often leaves them exhausted and depressed.
But adolescence, apart from the inevitable emotional roller-coasters, has been fun.