A friend of mine asked me today: "Who would you rather choose? The guy you love or the guy who loves you?"
I thought it was a good question, so i thought i'd answer it myself.
My friend said that you should pick the guy you love. Well... it makes sense.
After all, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." And of course.. it's true.
But.... my answer is different. While my initial answer was also "the guy i love," I changed my mind.... I would pick neither.
Why?
Firstly, I could never pick a guy who loved me but i didn't love back. I'd hate him and I'd hate myself for agreeing to be with him.. I know this because i've been in a situation like this. I felt like the world was crashing down upon me. So, that's out of the question.
Secondly . . . why wouldn't i pick the guy I love?
Because i know what it feels like to like someone who doesn't like you back. Or, in my case, someone who I thought liked me back but ended up with someone else. :(
I believe in the whole, "If you love someone, you'll set them free" I know myself well enough.
If I like someone who doesn't like me back, I don't persist. I'll definitely set him free. Let him do what he wants to do. I'll hide the feelings, put them deep inside my heart until they're so deeply buried I can hardly find them again...
It's better that way.
So, once again, what is my answer? NEITHER. I'm sure i would pick neither.