Your Best for Less

I don’t know what it is that happens in the minds of men and women these days. You see them, they see you. Eye contact. A brief battle of whits, and the slow unraveling of emotions. You get that tingling feeling every time you seem them or someone mentions their name. Your mind is consumed with their glowing visage. Some would call it obsession. Others would call it infatuation. You way the options, as if you aren’t already smitten, and decide to make a go of it. Without permission, you begin to invest yourself, your time, your energies, and your emotions devoted to the pursuit of your addiction, your so-called love. You sense hesitation in the other person, and are reminded of the times when others may have pursued you and think of the fear that encompassed you, the fear of heart break, depression, the anxiety of explaining another failed attempt. Instead of accepting your knee jerk response to pull back, you push forward, and forge ahead. You realize the importance of making this person feel secure in the situation, and you want to ensure them that this time you’re for real. After all, their only afraid, because of the previous hurt that they’ve felt…. the many others before them that have mistaken kindness for weakness. Right? If they seem not as interested, it’s only because they haven’t realized the grand opportunity they are being presented with. They don’t know what kind of person you will be for them and may not realize the perfect bliss that your lives will be once you get past their skepticism about relationships. They don’t know what they’d be missing, but you’ll show them. You’ll give them your all and love them despite their flaws, cause that’s the way to win the game…. right?