when it comes to relationships, people say that opposites attract. it's like the magnet; the south pole is attracted to the north pole. i do believe in this statement. opposites do attract each other. but in a relationship, it's not only about being attracted. it's about compromising and committing. i'm in no place to be talking about relationships, i know. but i have things in my head too.
how can 2 people, who have different views in life, in ideas, in the way of living, end up being together? honestly, i don't know what to think. but, let's just see how the process of the formation of their relationship.
well, at first they find it challenging; there is someone who sees things differently from how they see it. that's the attraction part. it's the curiosity that drives them to approach each other. and when they spend more time together, they found out that there are a lot of things to talk about, to argue about. so, they start getting attached. in their mind, they thought they finally found someone who has a ground on things, who can make decisions, who can accept them for all the differences and the awkwardness they have. everything seems to be going well.
and then, as they get too attached, they realized that they wanna always stick together, despite the arguments and the differences. because in their mind, somehow it made them closer. so, they moved another step ahead: be in a relationship. well, there's one intsy-bitsy part they forgot. relationship requires toleration and compromise. when they were friends, it's okay to mock the other person, to piss the other person off. when they were friends, it's okay to not have a conclusion to every fight. when they were friends, it's okay to respect the other person's point of view. but when you're in a relationship, stronger feelings are involved. and you realized that you're actually a unit. one unit. which basically means that decisions have to be made from the agreement of both parties, which also means both party have to live in the same way, which comes to my last meaning that is, both party can't live in the differences they've been living.
some of you may have disagree at this part. depends. this is my part of story, so lemme finish it. you can do yours in your blog.
so, the beginning of the relationship wasn't so bad. they had several disagreement but they managed to come to conclusions. they fight about best movies, about their daily habits. and then they start talking about emotions; they hate it when one does that, when one does the other. they discovered a lot through those long emotion talks. they knew more about each other which is good actually. but then, things just got serious. they realized that they're aging and this is the possible mate. and because of that, they wanna make sure that they both are compatible. they are gonna live their whole life together. they wanna make the relationship worth the whole life.
so, they talked about future stuffs. most of them were great; they talked about children, the activities, the new marriage life. it was all the sweet stuffs until one of them stated their point of view. and that's what made it all tumbling. they disagreed on a lot of stuffs. and it was hard to come to a conclusion. why? because they were talking the way of life. they were talking about the future, something that is not visible to the eye nor can be touched by other senses.
that's when they start thinking again. am i doing the right thing? am i regretting? well, of course it is not the wrong thing. you're getting to know about the other person. are you regretting the relationship? i bet they don't regret the relationship. i mean, they love each other. regret is not the word. but i suppose they realized that the relationship is not going anywhere. the problem is when they both can't be what the other person wants them them be. at one point, they just knew they can't tolerate anymore. it's just too much.
and at this point, they just don't know whether to stay together and pretend that it's alright or to give up on the relationship. to stay means that you're going against yourself, lying to yourself. but to give up on your relationship is just like letting go of something you never know the ending of. at this point, they just want to give their best. but if it doesn't goes as how they wanted it, well, breaking up is not the best idea, but it is one of the best way to keep things okay between the two of you.
and if they do break up, i do believe that deep within them, they will always be praying that one day they'd meet again and try it over. because there is no way that you'd be meeting someone who is willing to put up with your differences just to be with you, someone who'd be holding on the other end of the rope even when you're about to let go. no one. i believe that even if they do meet other people, they would be wishing that the person there was the one they left before; wishing that is was the one who stood all night arguing with you over movies, the one who stayed there at times when you kept on babbling about things, the one that kept smiling even though you broke their heart time and time again.
and even if they break up, their hearts would always be praying that God would give them another chance to meet again and be together. because i know i would.
i try to make myself believe that it is possible for people with the opposites to be together. but then i realized, there are things that are just not possible. and maybe having time to think again would be the right thing to do.