February 14, 2012
(Valentine's Day)
I can't write much about love stories as my experience is nil in the field. But I do love to hear love stories with happy endings, and my heart loses a beat and says, 'how romantic'. But when I hear stories with sad endings it says 'really pathetic'.
Most of the love stories never have happy endings because of many reasons... like girl's dad in 'bad guy's role', 'religion', 'imported guy', 'Love triangle or pentagon'...and so on.
Step 1: Both girl and boy madly in love
Due to some malfunctioning of both girl's and guy's hearts they will fall in love with each other. They count all the trees in the park, walk the roads holding each other’s hands, eat in restaurants and talk only about love, love and, yeah, love. Even if the guy has no money he will borrow from his friends and take his girl for an ice cream or a movie. He won't mind flicking a 500-rupee note from his dad’s wallet to gift a teddy with 'I love you' message for his girlfriend.
Step 2: Girl's parents not ready to accept her lover boy
Girl says, 'Sweetie, we can’t be together. I don’t wanna go against my parents. For my two years' love I can't betray my 22 years' love'.
Boy says, 'Don't say that. I can do anything for you... Give me some time to get a job and settle down'.
Girl says, 'Try to understand baby. Time is the thing which I don’t have. But remember this - I will always love you'.
Guy starts crying. Tup tup, the tears fall. He hugs her and says, 'Don’t leave me. Please sugar, I need you'.
Girl wipes his tears and says, 'Don’t cry baby' and then kisses...Humm..on his forehead.
Girl starts walking and guy stands there watching her disappearing figure.
Step 3: Girl gets married
Girl is all excited to marry a guy in the US. She sends invitation to her so-called ex-boyfriend. He sees the invitation, memorises the venue and date and tears it and dumps it into the dustbin. Girl shops happily for her wedding while guy starts boozing. Guy forces his friends to listen to his 'love story with the sad ending' at least 10 times a day. Guy’s friends curse the girl and booze with the guy and console him with their own failed love affairs.
Step 4: Girl updates honeymoon pics in FB
Girl uploads her happily-smiling wedding pics in Facebook. She doesn't forget to upload her honeymoon pics too with title 'Me with my better half'. Guy sees the pics and says '&*%$#', his friends see the pics and say, 'looks like a big shot, lucky &*%$#'. Guy gets angry and says, 'dude mind your tongue'. Guy’s friends stare at each other.
Step 5: Girl and guy run into each other
Guy stares at her and girl tries to escape his piercing glance.
Guy says, 'How are you?'
Girl says, 'Good, and you?'
'Good. Do you love him?'
'Yes. He is a good man.'
'Are you happy?'
'Very much.'
Guy says to himself, '$#%^& played with my feelings and emotions and now enjoying with the imported guy'. He controls his anger and says, 'I am happy for you. Gotta go. See ya.'
Girl stands there watching the guy's disappearing, musculur back.
Guy thinks, 'She looks like aunty, poor US guy.'
Step 6 (Last step): Guy gets married
Guy gets married and uploads wedding pics in FB. Girl feels jealous but still comments 'Congrats'. Guy’s wife sees the comment and says, 'Who is this woman?' Guy chuckles and says, 'One of my classmates, she is a big time loser.' Guy thinks, 'Good that I didn’t marry that selfish #$%&'.
If your love story has a happy ending then be happy. If you love story is similar to this, then it's time you move on.
Nevertheless, Happy Valentine's Day!
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