Prerogative of Life

"Whenever you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

She was laughing hard. He was laughing too. Exchanging smiles, holding hands, looking intently at each other and it was never enough. They were always hunger of each other day and night.

However, all of that has changed. No more voices of laughter. No more smiles. No intimate touches and glances. He used to complete her in many ways and now, she hates him so much. Everything was never the same. They were giving each other a silent treatment.

She cried most of the nights. She didn’t know what else to do. She decided to end the fight. She sent him a provocative message. He did not reply immediately. She was disappointed, disappointed on where her relationship is heading.

He sat next to her. She sat in silence. He strokes her hair. He looks at her in the eye. “What’s wrong? What is it? Please, tell me?” He mutters. “Do you hate me? Did I do something wrong”? He adds. She weeps. Her shoulder starts to shake. “There’s something wrong with us. We are not like what we used to be. We don’t talk as much anymore.”

After having a long heart to heart talk, they decided they still love each other very much. They are giving themselves a second chance to fix the relationship.

“Relationships might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after worse.”