Sundays at Tiffany's

Just the other day I saw Sundays at Tiffany's again on HBO. The movie never fails to make me feel like a school girl again. Movies and novels have a way of presenting potentially complicated situations as easily solvable. Falling in love with a demi-god or a century-old vampire never seemed too hard in movies. Somehow, things just have a way of falling into their right places. How I wish that is the case in real life but it's not.

The protagonist in the movie is about to get married to an actor. He is a very good-looking man but it was obvious he was more in love with himself than with with anyone else including the woman he is about to marry. Then, the protagonist's imaginary friend somehow came back and he is also a handsome, young man. Who will not fall in love with a man who cooks for you or who likes pillow fights with you? It's like having the ultimate boyfriend and bestfriend all rolled into one. On the other hand, who wouldn't break up with a man who thinks he is the center of the universe? After all, there cannot be two divas in a relationship. But life is, most of the time, so much more complicated than that.

What if the protagonist is in a relationship with someone who adores her and yet she somehow falls for Mr. Wrong Guy for Every Girl in Town? What if the protagonist somehow feels the loving relationship she has isn't enough? What if Mr. Right isn't a selfish, self-centered man? Now things ARE complicated. That's what life is. Life is full of complications. Do you leave Mr. Right for a chance to be with Mr. Wrong? Your mind knows the answer but your heart doesn't want to understand reason. Your heart may never, ever understand reason. Whichever road you choose, it will alter your life in a way that may not be repairable. Your decision will affect not only you but everyone around you too. I don't think there is a solution. I don't think there is one strong drug that will make your mind and your heart work together when they are pulling you in different directions. I believe only time will decide which is the right thing to do. Time will test whether your heart is bringing you to the person for you or not. Buy some time for the smoke to clear a bit. This may or may not be just another fleeting feeling. If it is, no need to rock the boat you are in. You see, there is a reason why you call him Mr. Wrong.