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Realist & Hopeless Romantic


Who am I?

We all ask ourselves this question quite a lot.

There are many ways how to look for the answer. Many categories to choose from. Many angles to look from. 

One particular comes to my mind a lot lately... Do I believe in love or am I just too anoyed by it?

I do have the answer. I believe in both. What I don't have is an explanation...

I'm very cynical and sarcastic. I also like to think I'm not 'most girls'. Whenever my sister or my friends tell me, where did their boyfriends took them for a date, give me some "love letters" sent to them (on Facebook) to read, I pretend I'm touched by it only when I'm in a good mood, otherwise I make some sarcastic comment and they look offended by it.

On the other hand... I am a romantic. A massive one. In every story I look for love. When I'm reading a book, even though I love every word of of it, I browse through pages to see how many of them are separating me from some romantic scene.         I believe that there's 'the one' for everybody. I walk down a street and wonder if people passing by me have met their true loves already.

Sometimes I imagine meeting the person to spent the eternity with. Someone I'm destined to share my future with. Maybe I'll see him/her (you never know) across the room, and when we kiss for the first time, I'll just know.                                           But then... The other part of me starts talking and all I hear is: Don't be stupid! You know that's never gonna happen.                                                                                           Suddenly I'm not in a fairytale anymore. Suddenly I'm picturing myself divorced, waiting for the new 'significant other' to show up.

I have no idea, which side of me should I believe. Of course, the true-love-believer part is more tempting, but isn't it dangerous to let myself be consumed by too much of hope and belief?

I guess I have a lot more time to find out. Or I'll just wait and get surprised. Maybe there are no two sides. Maybe there's only one. A completely different, strange and more exciting one.