The Six Phases of a Relationship

I’ve been playing with acronyms again. I think I need to write a book on them. The issue of relationships is in the forefront right now and suddenly the word allure popped into my head. Am not sure why it did, it happened during a conversation I was having with myself about why things seems to be going down the path they currently are. What popped into my head was ‘I don’t get what the allure was.’ Then the whole acronym game started again. Here is what I came up with:

Attraction
Lust
Love
Undertow
Realization
Escape

I’m not sure everyone will agree with my acronym or even fully understand the words I chose for it. There seem to be lots of ‘happy couples’ out there. I saw a one of these ‘happy couples’ with their 2 month old daughter today. You could tell they were really in love. The Father was doting over both his baby girl and his wife/partner. This was all taking place in a cafe I was sitting in. Alone.

I tend to do that a lot, sit in cafes alone. Cafes, restaurants, park benches, wander around the city... Sometimes I wonder what that feeling would be like. To be completely enveloped in the person you are with, so much so the rest of the world doesn’t exist. Not being able to imagine life with out them. Your soulmate? Hollywood love story maybe?

Can something like that be real? I personally don’t think it can be possible. Prince Charming. Cinderella. The glass slipper. Most men I know turn into pumpkins and rats five minutes into a conversation, so how is this theory of ‘true love’ even possible? If someone can prove me wrong. Please do.

As a matter of fact, I really wish someone would prove me wrong. Show me that there are decent people still in this world. People who will make an effort, not treat you badly, someone you can trust, no illusions. Other than my girlfriends, I am finding this hard to come by. The humans are a complicated and stupid race. We find pleasure in hurting those we love. Is it possible that what I saw today was real and not an illusion, can I get over my delusion of the evil prince locking the maiden in the cellar to die because she wasn’t everything he demanded? Is there really a Cinderella story out there for me? Where is my glass slipper?

Instead of my acronym being ALLURE, I would like to change it to ALL. Is that even possible?