Relationships are Forged in Fire

Forging a sword
Forging a sword

Relationships are not a thing that just happens to you. They are forged like a sword, or the Rings of Power. The idea of falling in love, like you just tripped over a tree toot and there was this person, and the love just spilled all over you is dumb.

Likewise, the excuse that you can cheat on your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband or wife by accident is a complete crock. Relationships are not a thing that jus happens to us, we have to make them, intentionally and with effort.

If you're having a fight, and you meet someone and have a torrid fling, you did that on purpose. Maybe you did it out of spite, or maybe you have a fragile sense of character, I don't care, but an affair is not something that just blows all over you in the wind like cat hair or pollen. You did it. On purpose.

A Hammerhead Corvette Slams into an Imperial Star Destroyer over Scariff
A Hammerhead Corvette Slams into an Imperial Star Destroyer over Scariff

Similarly, the right person doesn't just blow in on the winds of fate, or get tagged by some naked baby archer. If you're waiting for someone to slam into you like a Hammerhead Corvette into a Star Destroyer, you're going to be waiting a long time. Or you'll think fate has thrown dozens of partners at you, and you'll create a moral mess for everyone concerned.

If you're looking, I strongly suggest putting in the effort to create the relationship you want. It's not going to just sprout up at your feet like those weeds in the backyard patio cracks.

Relationships are Forged in Fire
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