Dear,
The thought of the future is simply intimidating, especially for those who have yet to learn to leave everything behind to further their studies.
I gained reassurance when you told me that we shall be studying in the same country.
But darling, do you remember this promise? Or was it a playful thing said to a girlfriend just to please her for that few seconds when you’re having that particular conversation?
All your plannings for the future are all very well, but have you ever considered the hardships of maintaining a relationship without seeing each other? It’s not a month or two, it’ll be years. Everything that you’ll be doing, it’s for the benefit of the decades we have in front of us, but what about the measley few years that we don’t get to feel each other, to see each other?
Perhaps the mindset of a girl and a guy are different, but to me, those little times matters a lot. It’s not about betrayal or seeing new people OR even have our love dissolve into nothingness because of distance. It’s really not, dear. Because I believe in you and myself. But, it’s more of the hurt of not being able to be with your loved one when you badly need them the most.
And your promises of doing extraordinary things to maintain our relationship when we are apart. That’s all very well, but do you think it can be done? There’s already plenty of small little obstacles planted along our way, it’s irritating enough to get on our nerves sometimes. And it won’t be cheap to do so, Skype or not. AFAIK, if you want a reliable Skype service? Pay lah! Easy.
I will not be able to express all this to you face-to-face because I think I will dissolve into a blabbering idiot who cannot get her points through properly when she’s all emo. So here am I, writing this post for you.
And this post is not about making you change and drop your decision to study apart to suit the way I want it to be, it’s just to get the point across to you – it won’t be easy dear. I appreciate all those plans for our future, I really do, but do give in a bit of effort to make sure we’re within reach, at least? And not parted by seas that are impossible to cross unless I were a daughter of a billionaire who can pay for my exorbitant love of buying air tickets to travel back and forth to see my boyfriend? HAHA siao.
Come to think of it, if I had all those riches, I think I wouldn’t be immersed in a pure love like ours, we’ll be spending riches like crazy instead of savouring the finer things in life that money simply can’t buy. I’d be god damn happy just to share a bowl of RM3.50 pan mee with you rather than go for fine dining every weekend like some couples do. See? Your darling is not that spoilt and pretty considerate afterall, huh?! 😉
By this time I think you’ll be at a loss of what to do, but what do I really want? I cannot list it out properly for you. Perhaps I just want your assurance that everything will be fine, rather than flood my emotions with talks about ‘how this is all for our future?’ I know this is all for our future, but it won’t be easy for me, dear. As it won’t be easy for you too. And maybe, I’d want a little more effort in making sure we can fulfill the tiny little promise you had, at the start of my post?
Or perhaps it’ll be good to be without the burden of worrying about your other half when she’s not around with you? I don’t know. So far the love you have given me is just too good: I have never had moments of ‘oh fuck I can’t do this because my bf dun like’ or anything. Have you? If you feel suffocated at your choices do tell me because I wouldn’t know.
Oh ya, and as a disclaimer, kindly disregard this post if we end up, at God’s hands, yet again in a creepy position and wound up being in exact same place to study. That is really up to God to say, I will not know which uni will accept me and whether my best choice will tally with his.
On a lighter note for the readers alarmed at my sudden emo-ness.
On a conversation with my dear:
Me: But what if you long for me?
Bf: What kind of ‘longing’ do you mean?
-.-
Okay I didn’t mean it to have another corny meaning, but really. 😡
As a conclusion (fuck a habit instilled by my uptight English lecturer), come give me a hug hug, dear? Dun flood me with ‘future’ talks liao, I reaaaaaaaaally UNDERSTAND your good intentions!!!!!!!!!!! But please, hope you understand my thoughts too. Anything dun understand please ask me oh. Live life now, sometimes the present and near future matters too, even if it may sound insignificant compared to the ‘far’ future that you’ve been talking about. Everything counts, just like how your long term friendship instilled a trust between us that no one else can compete.
Love you~