Albine's Corner

I just got a text message, forwarded message actually, from a friend that says: A friend is never a coincidence in our life, they are once a stranger, meant to come into our life to bring you priceless lessons and funny memories. Thanks for being one!"

Still, I'd like to have a FRIEND rather than a LOVER. Why? It's because at anytime, with all my vulnerabilities, someone may walk into my life and offer the love that he has. Then at the very instant it could be like magic; a whirlwind of intense feelings and seems that the only persons remained in this world are just the two of us. I could almost be handicapped; blind to the realities of life or deaf to opinions of those who care. I wouldn't care because high feelings are so irresistible. Everything seems so nice because of course someone is in love with me. What then is the difference between a lover and a friend? Hear it from me. Photo courtesy of Fotosearch.com First, a lover shows off only everything nice and hide flaws at the early stage of the relationship while a friend is never afraid to provide transparencies of himself. A lover always put the best foot forward because he really sells himself to gain acceptance. A real friend doesn't need to be pretentious bec...