Sentidokomon

By Johanna Bogbog,

Tinig Pinoy- “Sideview” 
Love is in the air as Valentines Day is nearly approaching. Hence, I would like to tackle this topic which I had promised before. To give credence to the above title, I interviewed some friends which I greatly enjoyed. So let’s find out if first love really never dies.
Josie, now 46 with one daughter, was only 17 when he met Brian who was 22 years old. She fell in love with him and their relationship blossomed but after five years, they went on their separate ways and both married somebody else. However, Josie said, until now she still feel as if a thousand butterflies are flapping in her stomach every time she sees Brian around.
Loise, now 39 with two children, was 16 years old when he met Carl. They were studying in the same high school where Loise was the muse of one basketball team while Carl was a player of another team. They formally met at the victory ball in which Carl was awarded as the MVP. They became friends and Loise fell head over heels in love with him. However, she was so disappointed when Carl went to Manila and their communication stopped. After some years, she got married while Carl went abroad. 15 years later, they met again and Loise said, her heart stopped beating for a moment. She acknowledge that until now, she still have a special feeling towards Carl.
Gretchen, now 42 with four children, was in college when she met her first love, who disappointingly without her knowledge was her cousin. The guy became her inspiration and she was totally mesmerized by his good looks and gentleman ways so much so that she made the first move. However, the guy knew of her feelings and his blood relationship with her so he diplomatically discouraged whatever she was feeling towards him. Nevertheless, Gretchen said that she still have a soft spot towards the guy until now.
Dipa, a Sri Lankan who is now 48 years old,  met her first love while working in an office. Hassan was her dream man and they shared three years of a happy relationship. However, she was forced to marry another guy whom her parents chose for her. But after 20 years of marriage, she still did not learn to love her husband, her first love is still occupying a big part of her heart. She said that she will probably go to her grave with her first love still in her heart.
Moris, a 45 year-old Briton, met his first love while traveling in an airplane. They exchanged telephone numbers and went their separate destinations. After a year without contacting each other, they accidentally met in a restaurant where they only exchanged greetings. But after a month, Moris contacted her and invited her for dinner. Their relationship bloomed and after two years, they were engaged to get married. Unfortunately, Vanessa died in a car accident a month before the wedding. Now, Moris is still single. He said he will only marry if he meets a girl who is as lovely and sweet as Vanessa.
Now, my friends, am sure your question is, how about you? Do you believe that first love never dies? My answer is a resounding YES!  I’ll be 45 next week, and I had my first love at 22. Late, isn’t it? Because I had been looking for the perfect guy that resembles the macho characters in the romance novels that I had been reading: tall, fair, and ruggedly handsome with broad shoulders, deep set eyes, sharp nose, and sensual mouth; a knight in shining armour. I was taking up my Masteral studies on Business Administration when one afternoon, I was the earliest arrival in class, I sat at the first seat of the second row with the entrance behind me when suddenly, the brightness of the room had gone slightly dimmed. I looked at the door and, omigod! there he is, straight from the pages of the novel that I was reading. Time stood still and I couldn’t breath. I totally fell in love at first sight. Well, looking back, I think I fell in love before I met him. And the semester passed in a bliss. Unfortunately, he had vices I didn’t like and I ended up marrying his look-alike which I found out later to be his cousin. But I must admit, and I get to hate myself because everytime I meet him and our eyes look straight at each other, I kind of  blush to my embarrassment. This, my friends, only mean that first love really never dies.
Our first love will always be a part of our lives. Some of us may have had a happy experience, some may have had a damaging one. Nevertheless, it gave us the chance to know how it is to be in love. And I am sure all of us learned something that helped shaped our lives. I also know some people who married their  first loves. Some jokingly said that they missed the experience of loving somebody else, hence the side affairs. Anyway, it is good to stay in love because love brightens our lives and bridges heaven and hell.
Happy Valentine’s month everyone!