I want to fall in love.
Just once.

I believe when people say how each of us are made for someone. And that someone is made for us. For you. For me. That is how God created the world, after all, right? He made Adam for Eve and Eve for Adam. We're bound to end up in the arms of the person God has made for us.

Unfortunately, not all end up being with the one they were meant for.

When I fall in love, I want it to happen just once. It will be like crossing the path with Prince Charming and in that instant, there would be a feeling of unconscious belongingness. I would twist and turn in the middle of the night from dreaming of him because dreams have a way of telling you what is already laid out for you. We would become friends after many months of shy smiles and small waves of hello. Eventually we would be friends. Eventually, even if that takes years in the making. Because love, true love, is patient.

We would get to know each other well and find out we have similar interests, would be turned off by some few habits, but still end up wanting to know more about one another. And this spark of curiosity will only draw us closer to one another as we try to uncover the many mysteries surrounding each other's lives. And eventually, we would finally admit that we like each other more than friends have a liking for each other do. And eventually, perhaps, we would fall in love in the most natural of ways: because it is what's right.

We would fight. He would break my heart, I would break his. I would have nights soaked in tears. We would hate each other for a time, but will eventually realize how different and wrong life feels without the other. We would forgive with whole hearts and try to forget because love does not keep a record of wrongdoings. We would be happy again, but have gained a higher level of maturity and would know how to handle problems better should they enter our lives again.

As love never fails, nor will our relationship. Challenges would come, but we would conquer them all because we would be rooted from the love of Jesus Christ. We would acknowledge His important presence in our lives because we know that He is always beside us. Our love for one another would grow.

And eventually, we would vow to be together, as one, for the rest of our lives. We would land jobs in which we have passion for. We would treat ourselves to travels abroad and buy a house in a quiet neighborhood. We would have children: twin boys and a girl. We would be exhausted, we would be bored, but happiness will always prevail. We would have problems, but we would always survive.

Life would fill us with something new to look forward to each day. Love does not envy, nor is it proud; we would be content with all the gifts God would choose for us to have. We would try our best to be content, yet continue to grow. Life would be unfair at times, but we wouldn't mind. We would have each other for as we both shall live.

It will not be a fairytale, but we would be in love.
As love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

I want to fall in love. Just once.


[Bible text from 1Corinthians 13]