Love Advice

I heard this wisdom from Perfect 10 98.7FM saying: "Bachelors know more than married men because if they didn't, they would be married too." Indeed there is some truth in this statement.

Singlehood looks to be a rising trend in modern, fast-paced societies. Many swinging singles claim to owe their predicament to their busy schedules and just like the female executive in the local documentary What women really want would probably resort to outsourcing finding love to the dating agencies. When asked what she looked for in a prospective partner, she gave a long list of common preferences like: witty, humourous, tall, relatively well-built, able to hold a conversation, relatively well-off (preferably with car), clean looks (well-dressed and neat), share some similar interests, must have the chemistry... and many more requirements that sounded like it came straight out from a book of Dating for Dummies.

Are we really over-analysing relationships? How many times have you encountered people who seem to be able to give advice on what to look for in a prospective partner? If you read magazines, there are tonnes of knowledge about the opposite sex and even tips on telling you which traits are considered desirable and what-nots. The fact is the more knowledge we are fed on relationships and if an impression is formed about the prospective partner, then the more we are effectively reducing the chances of getting hitched.

Some friends dream of beautiful relationships and falling in love like those depicted in movies but reality may work differently. There is no one formula for love and many people forget that the key essence to a relationship is two people being together. By having a vague impression of what and how to look for that special someone, we may just be missing that prospective partner hiding under our noses. No doubt some of the advice out there is accurate but isn't it better to experience love ourselves? I guess it's just a case where ignorance is bliss.