Relationship realities…

“The crazy things we do for love.”

No one can deny the bizarre effects love has on people. But you have to admit, everyone has done strange things in their life, all in the name of love. You can call them childish if you’d like, but there comes a time when you’re with someone and all sense of judgment goes out the window. But why is that? And why do some people make bigger fools out of themselves than others? Does love or the idea of love truly drive us mad?

Scientists would debate that it is all because of a chemical balance. The brain produces certain enzymes that increase blood flow throughout the body. So, your heart beating faster isn’t because you think he or she is the one. Rather, it is all about human biological nature.

In my Writing for Literature class, we are reading the Shakespeare classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This play is a classic example of the strange things people do when they are “in love.” One of the female characters moves heaven and earth to vie for the attention of a man she is deeply in love with. Of course, fate would have it that he is in love with someone else and not her. Yet, she does all but throw herself on him in an attempt to get him to feel for her as she feels for him.

Now, I must say that there is a distinct line between wooing someone
out of romance and being stark raving mad. It can be broken down as follows. You can write silly love songs about them; you cannot expect Carson Daly to play it on TRL after you’ve called MTV thirty times in one day. You can call to see how their day is; you cannot do this everyday on the hour, every hour. You can find out what their favorite movie is and rent it for them; you can not make a bootleg version of it, with you as the romantic lead.

There are other things that are inappropriate, but I think you get the point. In all honesty, love makes you do strange things. Some are justified, and some, in all seriousness, are not.

So, if you ever find yourself at three o’clock in the morning wondering why you can’t get any sleep, just ask yourself, is that person really worth it? Only you know the real answer, and if you take time to think logically, you just might find that the real answer is not in your heart but in your head.

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