Decisions

There once was a man named Bill and a woman named Maribel. Each was apparently attracted to the other-and so our story turns to one of a modern American courtship. Not that drivel you see on MTV, mind you, but a respectable (although frustratingly slow paced) building of a relationship. At one point, after about a month, came the first kiss-and with it, a rather disturbing revelation: “Uhm… I don’t know how to tell you this. I meant to tell you earlier but… I have a boyfriend back home, and I’m still in love with him.” Needless to say, our friend Bill was quite disturbed and confused. It didn’t help matters that less than a week later Maribel thought it appropriate to simply continue on the way they had been-as if nothing had changed.

What exactly is going on? Is Maribel simply a loon, to drop such a bombshell and then continue on, happy as can be? Is this one of those things that we simply ascribe to the fact that women are confusing and move on? Or can we utilize this unfortunate situation and attempt to perhaps understand this mysterious creature? I’d prefer to attempt the latter.

Now, it’s easy to understand why Maribel has such a light heart after saying what she did if you just step back and try to be empathetic. For a month, she’s been holding this secret inside her, slowly but surely eating away at her conscience. After she unloaded it unto Bill, she was lighter than ever, and was quite happy to return to business as usual.

But why exactly did she choose to kiss Bill when she’s committed to another man? That’s not something anyone can understand very easily. I’m not entirely sure anyone who hasn’t been in that situation (which I have not) could even begin to fathom why you would be unfaithful. It seems monstrous, doesn’t it? To simply toss the trust placed in you upon the floor and firmly stamp upon it; but I digress. This post was intended to be about shedding light upon the fact that if you try hard enough, women are almost as understandable as men, and not about infidelity.(perhaps a topic for another time)