Love makes the world go round!!

Ah... Finally... Valentine’s week! What? You think I am behind time and should have celebrated the day on the 14^th of Feb? Are you nuts? Have you never been a 12^th standard student? A week before the exam is probably not the best time to let Venus take hold over your life. And nor are the months after March, because those months are reserved exclusively for the future-deciding Entrance Exams. So all the gorgeous guys (or gals

) who set your heart aflutter are unceremoniously shoved aside till the exams get over and we find out what is our state rank and which college we are likely to attend and which branch we will get admitted to etc etc… and since the day is postponed for so long, we might as well celebrate a Valentine’s week!

So for all we teens, love is in the air. But unfortunately, this year, Cupid’s arrow has gone a little blunt. Poor little angel could successfully hit just a few hearts! Among the happy news is that Bindass finally accepted Cal’s proposal… (What? You didn’t really expect real names, did you?) And after waiting for Lady Luck to smile on him, Samy finally got Rash as his Lady Luck, oops, Love! So these two very cute (and lucky) couples are all over the place, fawning on each other, holding hands, whispering sweet nothings, looking every-inch and very much in love… touchwood!

The weird thing this year is that a lot of close friends are falling for each other. Yes, people who have been there for each other in times of need, offering moral support, that’s what you mean when you say close friends, right? This has put up a serious bar on prospective affairs. A majority of people (including me) are unable to decide. Is going out with your friend the best option because they are supposed to know you, black white and grey included? Or are you supposed to believe the old saying “If two friends fall in love, they think they are made for each other, but if they fall out of love, they know they are meant to keep each other?” It’s a grave question indeed. Do you go out with your close friend because there’s nothing about you he doesn’t know and still accepts you as a person? Or do you think a possible break up in the future can ruin your so happy friendship? Tough call!

Another problem of the season is Long-Distance relationships. No, LDRs are not a problem but there’s so many possible problems attached with it that you may as well call it a problem. I’ll be in Nagpur, you’ll go to Pune, we won’t be able to meet, how will we work things out? This is one major question bugging everyone’s head. Different environment, new friends, the pressure of adjusting to these and then having an affair?? Multi-tasking at its peak! The last 20 minutes after completing your project and before going to bed is probably not the best time to work out a relation. Some real smart guy once said, “Think a hundred times before committing to a relation, but not once after that!” Wise words, which most of us seem to have given an ear. I guess most of us are no more interested in someone. Everyone is looking for The One…

It’s a bleak picture I am painting, isn’t it? But despite of that, if there’s one word of advice that I can offer, it’s this that no matter how tough times look for love, if you do love someone, don’t be the only one to know it. No, don’t mean hand out posters announcing it. What I mean is that let the one you love know your feelings- your love, care and concern. It may be hard times for everyone else, but who knows, maybe Cupid’s arrow strikes, just this time. So stop counting petals or waiting for a sign! Go and tell her. Never shy away from a chance to say “I LOVE YOU”... because it’s not everyday you meet someone who has the magic to make you fall in love!!

Hold that thought!!