Love Show

I do believe that when something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

Woke up at 2am this morning and I suddenly remembered what made me cry myself to sleep last night. I was in a dilemma. Let’s say, metaphorically, you brought a car. After much debate and money saving techniques, you decided on a 2003 Toyota Vios. It’s extremely reliable plus it’s 1.3L so you get to save on gas money. Though it isn’t the one you’ve been salivating after on automobile magazines, you’re content with your purchase. 18 months passed and suddenly someone offers you another car for half the price. You take it for a test drive and realize that it gives you the adrenaline rush that has been missing all this time. It’s sleek and has innumerable upgrades that cannot be found in your old car but on the other hand, a car like that is extremely high maintenance, uses up too much gasoline and gives you the feeling that you might crash headlong into an accident while driving it. If you only get to keep one car, which would you choose?

Of course, this is just a metaphor. If choosing automobiles were my dilemma, I’d say get a higher paying job so you’d get to keep both. Matters of the heart are much more complicated than that. We all have our criteria and own set of limitations that we offer in a relationship so who am I to ask for more when I am as imperfect as the other person?

One thing’s for certain, relationships require investing in time and self. Starting a new one means double the effort and, honestly speaking, I’m not getting any younger.