Unloading.Analyzing.Speaking to Myself?

Someone told me to give only fifty percent of my love in a relationship…and I thought it strange coming from someone who seemed to revel in falling in love, dreaming of true love and first love(or first loves whatever the case may be).  My inner response was that giving fifty percent seemed a reasonable proposal, but fifty percent in love?  That is not love at all.   Love is about giving, without asking in return…love is more than petty jealousies and romantic dinners. Even romantic love is not that far off from that described in Corinthians 13. Meanwhile, a relationship does not directly mean love.  These days, many marry for convenience; sadly, many Filipinas have become mail order brides because of their hopes of a better future.  Some are arranged; parents sometimes want someone wealthy, or goodlooking, or a son/daughter of a friend.  Some are untimely: the girl is already pregnant.  As for marriage itself…it has been an escape route of very young girls, but supposedly career oriented young men and women shun it because they want to earn more money, and enjoy their own salaries for awhile(Those who have his parents and siblings to support are different;they are heroes to me)… I have no problems with this, as long as they are sincere about it, know what they are doing, really love their career, have not met "the one"…some men (even some women!) are not interested in marriage because they get their physical desires satisfied even without it—so why settle?  This may all seem jaded but I shock people when I say I am married, and not yet pregnant(sometimes I do wish I were pregnant when I got married LOL because I love kids!)…Even my co-worker who is a young man of twenty one was asked if he has plans of getting married..his answer was: "Hindi pa naman buntis ang girlfriend ko!" How romantic.Indeed.  He could have said something like: "Bata pa ako at marami pang ibang dapat gawin". I can understand that.  I wonder what his girlfriend will say if she finds out about what he said?

Girls will be girls.  Don’t we all wish proposals knowing that the guy really loves us and not just wants to fulfill an obligation?

Anyway, it is February once again…the month of love (or rather, the month that emphasizes romantic love).  If your guy takes you out on a romantic dinner or even a movie or even bulastog sa tabi ng daan(hey even a poor man can love!) — go for it, it’s the thought that counts.  But if he thinks that the day is for taking you to a motel, think twice…Ask for some respect…and true love.

Love you all!=)