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.
