Love is expensive. Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, the birthday, the ultimate anniversary, and the twelve monthsaries-- imagine all that stuff you have to celebrate and buy her a gift, maybe. Add your weekly meetings and loads of short messages via mobile phones; you may soon suggest a "Dating Expense" in your personal accounting book. Not so bad if you're working, you have all the freedom to spend all the fruits of your efforts to something -- or to somebody else. And if you�re a parent, don�t wonder if a jersey costs 700 pesos or field trip at a thousand pesos. Sorry for you, dad, he is just doing what you did years ago.
Maybe I�m starting to sound a bit retro or bitter but admit it: good things in life are not absolutely free. Nowadays, dating couples tend to spend for one another, commonly known as KKB (Kanya- kanyang Bayad): just to be fair. But doesn�t it sound unromantic, especially for a guy. Shame on you, boy! And worse, �You pay now, I�ll pay next time.� It sounds more like a business deal to me.
Well, I came from an all- boy�s school. And I swear I know how to feel in love in a third person basis. The guys are those who get crazy over a relationship�literally.
Love friends are meant to be inspiration in whatever endeavor you are in. The urge to impress is intensified. Therefore, the result must be on the bright side. But take a look again: love pals, especially girl friends, sometimes become an obstruction or distraction. Man get crazy, their thoughts fly in the air. Subconsciously, the relationship becomes an obligation. Bottom line: it is never a game.
I congratulate those who had passed the challenge of maintaining a good relationship, and after months or years, gets into a proposal. I hear wedding bells�and cashier�s machine, kaching! From the gown, to the flowers, reception, honeymoon, the list goes on, baby. And even in the moment of the day, you, as the groom, are reminded of something: Here comes the bride, four months inside.
Love, therefore, is accompanied by duty and responsibility. It is not just a taste of pleasure of having a company, having someone to show off, or having another entry in your phone�s phonebook�but it is more of a wealth. I strongly believe one should be mature enough to catch Cupid�s arrows or start bleeding.
Don�t mistake me: love is good for the health. I haven�t told you directly not to love, right? Just next time, try to give your wallet a hug and listen to its voice. And stick to one girl friend or boy friend: it�s more economical than bulk.
