Make Way for the Cliche

Well, I happen to know for a fact that YOU (my last reviewer) has not read all of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. In fact, I'm quite sure you haven't even read the entire first book, so back down. This is an argument you're not going to win. And yes, all others who choose to read and not review, it is people I know who are reviewing. And yes, I am aware of how incredibly sad that is. Boo-hoo, I have no life (cue the eye roll).

So, what is new you ask (but probably not)? Well, after a thorough investigation of High School life, I decided that I would give a little rant about relationships. Don't worry, not a creeper or anything. I don't go up to kids wearing my big black coat filled with candy and try to get them into my van (seriously, I don't). So relationships in High School go a little something like this: Boy meets Girl, Boy finds Girl attractive. Girl finds Boy mildly attractive in a young sort of way. Boy and Girl agree on a mutual relationship after the boy sputters out some lame "would ya be mine?" line. Boy and Girl walk through corridors holding hands and kissing. Boy and Girl get angry when one hears the other talking them down to their friends, Boy and Girl sever non-existent relationship.

Sounds so tempting doesn't it (there is heavy sarcasm in this question in case you didn't catch it)? I mean really, why bother dating at all? All Boy and Girl are at one point is slightly attracted to each other, it's nothing...real. Nothing concrete. No love. Teenage lust, perhaps, but never love. It's downright depressing to see today's values go down the toilet and be exchanged for instant gratification. There's never and long-term investments. I personally think that divorces shouldn't be allowed. Not because of religion, obviously, but simply because I think people should really try to find someone they're going to love for the rest of their lives...not someone they're going to spend a few years with. It hurts me to see such flaky relationships.

Maybe it's just me and my overly-romantic soul, but hey, makes you think doesn't it? No divorce, no short-term commitments, no hope of ever leaving someone. Makes you want to choose pretty damn carefully. OK, well if the situation gets dire (and by dire I mean abuse, rape, all of those terrible things) only then should it be allowed.

Sure, you all think I'm crazy, but isn't what I'm talking about what you really want? A love that will last forever! True, real love in a fake world. It's so beautiful and so rare nowadays that I try to just drift in life, not looking at anything too closely, for fear what I see will depress me. Sure, I'm sticking my head in the sand here, but aren't there days in which you don't watch the news just because you don't want the bad news?

This has been another of my Most Random Rantings,
'Till next time.

Chloe.