several weeks back, my seatmate in high school asked if i’ve a copy of this book. the one i have at home is that of my sister’s, a photocopy from her humanities I class back in college. i found a copy at RSO Robinsons a couple of weeks back. it’s only PhP150, so had the cashier rang it up. it’s truly a good buy…
[seatmate, if you happen to chance upon this post... there's still another copy available the last time i checked, march 17].
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just some scenarios presented in the book:
you learned that the woman you love couldn’t marry because of tradition. would you then marry her sister just to get near her?
– geez, i don’t know what kind of man will come up with this solution. it’s pure stupidity to my mind. how can you tie yourself for life with a woman you don’t love? mein, it’s torture to be around someone you love when you know you cant have him/her. seeing my beloved every day of my life will slowly kill me. perhaps it will not kill my mortal body, but it will definitely suck the life out of my very soul.
the man you love is getting married to your sister. will you attend the wedding?
– ha, it’s definitely torture. myG! i don’t know if could pull off putting a brave front during the entire ceremony and celebration. spare me the details, i don’t think i can handle it. let me grieve my loss in peace. let me not have a permanent wedding image in my mind.
so you love the man that your sister married. he claims to still love you. you definitely have the hots for him. but would you act on your desires knowing that the man is now your sister’s husband?
– i’d be lying if i won’t be tempted. please cut me some slack. it’s the man i love. it will be truly an act of great will to not jump to the nearest bed. yet, being a woman guided by reason and conscience, i don’t think i can stomach sleeping with a man who’s married, much more to a man who’s my in-law. if i act on that desire, i’m not only betraying myself but my sister as well. now that i think of it — why did i ever love the man, anyway? what did i ever see in that man who apparently has an adulterous side.
somebody comes along. the new man truly loves you to propose marriage. would you accept the proposal?
– it’s a stupid decision, i know. but i don’t think i can do it. it’s bad enough that i lost the very person i love. marrying the new man is tantamount to me settling for the second best. i know i should be moving on, but marrying the new man is me fooling myself. a new man is never the answer if the feeling is still there. with all the feelings gone, i’d probably reconsider.. but never while the feeling is still present.
