Sobering Realizations
I used to be proud of being a die-hard romantic.
Always believed in giving my all and being effusively affectionate, for every relationship (not that i've many).
Now, i think it's damn stupid and naive to think that just being all romantic, affectionate and passionate no-holds barred would solve all problems. It's not that you shouldn't be romantic, affectionate or passionate, but you should never allow yourself to be blinded by it.People say love is blind. I agree, but do not think it's a good thing. One should never be blind to the problems in a relationship nor to the flaws in your partner. It's naive to think that to be blind to it, it will go away. Instead, it will just fester insidiously till one day it announces its presence in a dramatic eruption. When that happens, it might just be too late to salvage the situation. To further extrapolate on that conclusion, one must see the problems in order to try to solve it or know when to stop trying.
I wished I hadn't been so clueless. Now I can only hope that things are still salvageable.
Always believed in giving my all and being effusively affectionate, for every relationship (not that i've many).
Now, i think it's damn stupid and naive to think that just being all romantic, affectionate and passionate no-holds barred would solve all problems. It's not that you shouldn't be romantic, affectionate or passionate, but you should never allow yourself to be blinded by it.People say love is blind. I agree, but do not think it's a good thing. One should never be blind to the problems in a relationship nor to the flaws in your partner. It's naive to think that to be blind to it, it will go away. Instead, it will just fester insidiously till one day it announces its presence in a dramatic eruption. When that happens, it might just be too late to salvage the situation. To further extrapolate on that conclusion, one must see the problems in order to try to solve it or know when to stop trying.
I wished I hadn't been so clueless. Now I can only hope that things are still salvageable.