Love A Little Wiser, Perhaps?
First and foremost, I want to make it clear that when I say "love," I associate it with the romantic world. I don't fling around this ever so delicate word like many people have the tendancy to do. I can't get myself to say it (seriously) to someone if I don't mean it. That being said.
Love is dumb. Don't worry, this isn't an anti-love rant. The concept of love is wonderful, and I think everyone should have the opportunity to experience it at least once in their lives. The way love works, however, is absolutely ridiculous.
We tell ourselves what we want in a partner or what we don't want. I can picture middle school girls with their flowery notebooks and a list plastered to the inside cover of their binders, with heartsy-fartsy doodles surrounding the description of their "perfect" guy. That's ok, everyone should have standards. But despite everything we might tell ourselves, we don't follow the list. We show interest in all the wrong people!
Based off my own personal experience, I can't remember when ONE of my interests has been ok by my yes/no check-list. Let's see. Best friend's ex? Check. Ex's best friend? Check. Brother's friend? Check. I've even liked people I've never met. So, in that sense, love is DUMB. If it was smart, it would target people that your peers, parents, and friends approve of... and affection would be mutual. And the absurdity of love NOT abiding by those simple rules gets people hurt. It sucks.
It's a shame our hearts and our minds don't collaberate on things like this. It would make life easier, in my opinion. Maybe these shennanigans are all the intentions of a Greater Being, who does it for His personal amusement.. in the end, though, I hope the general love situation gets wiser. We learn from experience, right? Ha ha ha.
Love is dumb. Don't worry, this isn't an anti-love rant. The concept of love is wonderful, and I think everyone should have the opportunity to experience it at least once in their lives. The way love works, however, is absolutely ridiculous.
We tell ourselves what we want in a partner or what we don't want. I can picture middle school girls with their flowery notebooks and a list plastered to the inside cover of their binders, with heartsy-fartsy doodles surrounding the description of their "perfect" guy. That's ok, everyone should have standards. But despite everything we might tell ourselves, we don't follow the list. We show interest in all the wrong people!
Based off my own personal experience, I can't remember when ONE of my interests has been ok by my yes/no check-list. Let's see. Best friend's ex? Check. Ex's best friend? Check. Brother's friend? Check. I've even liked people I've never met. So, in that sense, love is DUMB. If it was smart, it would target people that your peers, parents, and friends approve of... and affection would be mutual. And the absurdity of love NOT abiding by those simple rules gets people hurt. It sucks.
It's a shame our hearts and our minds don't collaberate on things like this. It would make life easier, in my opinion. Maybe these shennanigans are all the intentions of a Greater Being, who does it for His personal amusement.. in the end, though, I hope the general love situation gets wiser. We learn from experience, right? Ha ha ha.