Broken Love


I think that the route of all of our problems is that we do not know how to properly love. We are taught by society at an early age that love is a big and scary thing. If you're not careful it can be very painful. The issue is that we get so wrapped up in how big and important and scary it is that we forget about how amazing love is and being in love can be.

I don't know about your generation, but mine is very lazy. We can have anything we want by clicking a button, swiping a card or asking Mommy and Daddy, for the most part. When something is hard or challenging we throw in the towel and give up without a second thought. We don't realize that if we have to work for it then it'll more than likely be more than worth the effort.

When it comes to relationships, we rush into things too quickly. We don't take the time to lay down the ground work for a sound and sturdy foundation. Seeing how we're so used to getting things and not having to wait, we what love and we want it now. We find a willing participant and start going through the motions.

We're a very scared and confused generation you see, especially when it comes to relationships. We're so scared of getting our heart broken that we never hand over our whole heart to our partner. We're constantly on the edge of our seats waiting to become the story line for the next Dashboard Conffesional single. We end relationships abruptly because we're too self centered and lazy to actually fix the issues at hand. We stay in bad relationships because we're too scared of being alone and not finding the right kind of love and relationship the best suits us.

I agree that it is important to be cautious with your heart, but only until you find the right person who can keep it safe. Trust and communication and key but if you don't choose the right person to be with it'll never work. We wear our hearts on our sleeves when we should be protecting them and we are locking them up and swollowing the key when we should be handing them to our lovers. It's just like I said, we're a confused generation.

If you're going to love then please go big or go home. Don't half ass it, by any means. Be open minded and prepare to get your hands dirty. Love is messy and challenging and tiring, but I hear it's worth more than all of the riches in the universe combind. Don't let fear paralize you. Everyone deserves to be happy and there isn't a better feeling than knowing that you are someone's everything and vice versa.

Later Days
Santi