As I was perusing my mental Lost Loves Highway the other night, something struck me... No, not a 18-wheeler - although proverbial wise, about the same effect. As I'm sure we've all experienced, sometimes love isn't exactly a two-way street. We've each had that one flame that seemed to burn brighter on one side or the other. Now when it's on our side, the heat seems quite intense while on the other side it's about as hot as the dark side of the moon.
Question is - what do you do about it? Well, like traveling the wrong direction on a one-way street, when you see that sign that says "DO NOT ENTER"... look for an off ramp. I know, I know, that's sometimes easier said than done. We find someone we're really interested in and in our minds they feel the same way about us until we check our phone, email and facebook. For awhile we make excuses for the one-sided, unanswered calls, text, emails... he works out in the field, he's in an area with no cell service, his dog at his sim card... (Yes, I actually heard that last one).
I hear all these stories from women (and men) about 'the one that got away'. Well, sometimes the 'one that got away' is kinda like that fish story about the one that got away. The more you tell it, the more sensational it is. But if you went back and found it, what you'd probably find is something that looked half as good and smelled twice as bad.
Yet day after day, text after text, we hold out hope. We keep thinking he's busy but he'll come around (I just need to help him). Long story short - Um, probably NOT a good idea. Because while you've got images of "An Officer and a Gentleman", he's picturing more "Fatal Attraction". And we know how that one ended!
No. At some point you have to realize you're canoeing upstream in the river of love which is certainly one place you don't want to be without a paddle! And, like the song says "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream". So let's all dream on together shall we?!
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