The mischievous side of love

Boy meets girl and they right away have a ‘thing’ going for each other.
But wait! Take a look at the picture below:

Picture No. 1
The boy showers her with extra attention, so he pulls at her hair, pinch her and even hit her from time to time.
On different days the range of things he will do to her greatly depends on his creativity.
This is described by some as play, love play or mischievous.


Picture No. 2
The girl responds by deliberately avoiding the boy and whenever he carries out his usual acts she make remarks such as, “I hate you”, “I can’t stand you!”, “Why don’t you leave me alone?”
This is described by some as misleading.

There are some people on the other hand, who are able to look at the two pictures above and right away determine that it is love. These two are really in love…Ooh!

But then why do they paint a total opposite picture to the one they are feeling and experiencing?
Why do they become so brash when dealing with each other?

Perhaps this little ‘game’ is played because:

They don’t want it to be public knowledge that they are fond of each other
They are overly concerned about each other, so they end up squeezing each other too tightly, by continuous annoying one another, which eventually leaves one person running away believing they are not liked.
Or maybe it is that we have been socialized to be bashful about love

Which ever of the reasons given above you do agree with; the fact is this same behaviour grows with many of us and remains with us throughout our lives until we recognize it and correct it. This little ‘love game’ leaves many unhappy, never really receiving who or what they desire and admire.

There are those who are brave enough to confess their love to the other party at the risk of being rejected. But such is life, life is a huge risk.