Why do people want things that they could not possibly have? Why can’t they be contented?

I got a call from my best friend a few days ago. We’ve not been in touch for a few months now and so I really had this weird feeling that there’s something wrong with her. The first thing I told her was, “Am I supposed to be worried about why you called?” She just laughed. Then, all of a sudden, she just cried. She told me that she has a huge dilemma. She said that she thinks she’s in love with a common friend of her and her husband’s.

She’s been married for almost a year now and I understand if they already have fights as spouses. But isn’t the first few years of marriage what they call “honeymoon stage”? So how come she thinks she is already in love with this other person?

I cannot get myself to get mad at her but I really am worried. I really like her husband for her. And I don’t know a thing about this other guy. I told her to think many many times before doing anything drastic. I remember even telling her that it’s just like that, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”

What will happen if she goes on the other side? Will she stay there forever? Or will she look back on the other side?

mother_goose wrote this on July 22nd, 2008 and filed it under Local Scenes |