Always! What a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are so fond of using it. They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever. It is a meaningless word, too. The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.
Extremes – life is full of them, isn’t it? And words like “always” and “never” are the ultimate extreme. They leave no room for error, no room for wiggling. Always is always and never is never. It’s black and white and perfectly built for breaking promises.
I wonder though, are women really more fond of using it than men? Or do women just verbalize more which inevitably leads to voluntary – or involuntary – slippages of “always”? I think, as a rule, women prefer to know where they stand in a relationship. Not always (<– on purpose!)…but usually, I think women want and need to talk through their relationships. And since I am a woman, I suppose I should be saying our relationships though I fancy that I talk less about my *gasp* feelings than most women. Perhaps it isn't the word "always" or the desire to have it last forever that spoils romances but rather the fact that women cannot be content to allow something play out as it naturally rolls down the hill. They…we…I…tend to pick apart and twist and turn and magnify and over think all the tiny nuances of relationships, trying to mold and fix them into a shape we like.
Maybe that's why a life-long passion can't last as long as a caprice.
“That awful thing, a woman’s memory!”
‘Tis true. Women will bring up thought-to-be-long-forgotten tidbits at the most inopportune times. Remember this, men. Remember this!
