hotrod manifesto

This kind of thing has only been said about infinity times before.

I have had 4 girlfriends in my life. I can't tell you exactly why I was drawn to any of them; it just happens. I don't recall ever actively looking for one. Love like to surprise us when we are not looking. More to the point, it likes to smack us in the face.

This "smack" is the beginning of something great. It is also a very big warning sign. "Proceed with caution." Everyone who has been in love knows that there is a signifigant chance it will not work out. In fact, before Emilie and I got serious, I wrote her an email stating just that. I said "I don't care if we break up down the road because now is perfect...". At the time, it seems like the thing to say. You want to believe it. You want to think you are stronger than everyone else.

Well, that was quite a bit of nonsensical rambling. I guess what I am trying to get at is that we do it - fall in love over and over and over - knowing it will hurt eventually. It does not make us masochists, it makes us human beings.