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Subject:
Just friendship, not love
Message:
Im Francine, a college student, and an avid fan of Love Notes on radio.Its been two years now since I met Ryan. He joined our school organization and we became casual acquaintances. But late last year, we got a chance to become closer. We would talk about anything under the sun, including love. He would always tell our friends that Im one of the few people who really knew him. He made me feel very special, visiting me at home and texting me often. He would always tell me to take care of myself.It wasnt long, Joe, before I realized that I was falling for Ryan. I used to deny this feeling to myself but I was just so overwhelmed that there was someone who shows concern for a simple girl like me. But Im afraid that Ill be rejected again. My recent heartache was over Gerard, who fell out of love for me and courted my best friend, Marianne. I got terribly hurt. And Ryan helped me stand again and made me realize that theres life after pain.But history repeated itself. I got so blind that I believed Ryans show of caring and love was meant for someone more than a friend. I had to tell myself to stop dreaming and wake up in the real world. I did when he told me that he was in love with our friend Nicole and he was ready to take the risk of courting her. I was hurt again and cried every night and even in school.I started to avoid Ryan but he called me up one day and asked if I fell for him and I answered yes. He told me that nothing will change, hell still be the same Ryan I knew.Joe, I cant accept the fact that Ryan and Nicole are in love with each other now. I want to be happy for them but I cant. I wanted to convince myself that this was all Gods plan. God has His own reason for making things happen. Im trying to move on because I have never seen Ryan as happy as he is now. But every time I see them together, the pain comes rushing back. I dont know what Ill do. I dont want to lose our friendship. I love Ryan but he doesnt love me.
Francine,
It has always been said that sometimes the only person who can make us happy is the same person who makes us cry. But most of the time, we dont find this happiness because the person who made us cry doesnt love us at all. We all know that love has a way of painting the world around us with beautiful colors. It can make us see something that is not real, something that is not there at all. A person in love would often give more meaning to the actions of another person which he or she interprets as some form of caring or even a gesture of love.But the thing is, when we are blindly in love, we really dont see the world around us as it is. We see it differently. Some people even build their own world of make-believe where they can live happily ever after. But the only after there can be is disillusionment.I know its hard to see the difference between love and friendship when its love that we want so much. You have given a different meaning to Ryans friendship and then you found out that it was simply friendship. Yet you are still holding on to that notion of love. Francine, I know it is one of the most difficult things to do but sometimes the only way to prove our love for a person is to simply give him the freedom to choose who he wants to love, even if it may not be us. Let us always remember that the greatest challenge in this life is how to love unselfishly and make other people happy even if it means giving up our own happiness.
Just friendship, not love
Message:
Im Francine, a college student, and an avid fan of Love Notes on radio.Its been two years now since I met Ryan. He joined our school organization and we became casual acquaintances. But late last year, we got a chance to become closer. We would talk about anything under the sun, including love. He would always tell our friends that Im one of the few people who really knew him. He made me feel very special, visiting me at home and texting me often. He would always tell me to take care of myself.It wasnt long, Joe, before I realized that I was falling for Ryan. I used to deny this feeling to myself but I was just so overwhelmed that there was someone who shows concern for a simple girl like me. But Im afraid that Ill be rejected again. My recent heartache was over Gerard, who fell out of love for me and courted my best friend, Marianne. I got terribly hurt. And Ryan helped me stand again and made me realize that theres life after pain.But history repeated itself. I got so blind that I believed Ryans show of caring and love was meant for someone more than a friend. I had to tell myself to stop dreaming and wake up in the real world. I did when he told me that he was in love with our friend Nicole and he was ready to take the risk of courting her. I was hurt again and cried every night and even in school.I started to avoid Ryan but he called me up one day and asked if I fell for him and I answered yes. He told me that nothing will change, hell still be the same Ryan I knew.Joe, I cant accept the fact that Ryan and Nicole are in love with each other now. I want to be happy for them but I cant. I wanted to convince myself that this was all Gods plan. God has His own reason for making things happen. Im trying to move on because I have never seen Ryan as happy as he is now. But every time I see them together, the pain comes rushing back. I dont know what Ill do. I dont want to lose our friendship. I love Ryan but he doesnt love me.
Francine,
It has always been said that sometimes the only person who can make us happy is the same person who makes us cry. But most of the time, we dont find this happiness because the person who made us cry doesnt love us at all. We all know that love has a way of painting the world around us with beautiful colors. It can make us see something that is not real, something that is not there at all. A person in love would often give more meaning to the actions of another person which he or she interprets as some form of caring or even a gesture of love.But the thing is, when we are blindly in love, we really dont see the world around us as it is. We see it differently. Some people even build their own world of make-believe where they can live happily ever after. But the only after there can be is disillusionment.I know its hard to see the difference between love and friendship when its love that we want so much. You have given a different meaning to Ryans friendship and then you found out that it was simply friendship. Yet you are still holding on to that notion of love. Francine, I know it is one of the most difficult things to do but sometimes the only way to prove our love for a person is to simply give him the freedom to choose who he wants to love, even if it may not be us. Let us always remember that the greatest challenge in this life is how to love unselfishly and make other people happy even if it means giving up our own happiness.
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