Remember the feeling you had as a child when you received a shiny new toy? The delight of having something new to play with, the thrill of sharing it with friends and family, and the sheer joy and contentment of knowing its all yours.
It's not unlike that for me when someone I feel is worth knowing comes into my life for the first time. I enjoy the feeling of child-like excitement anticipating his next phone call (or text message as the case more often tends to be) or infinitely better, an opportunity to spend a bit of time with him.
But like a new toy, it eventually becomes old and unwanted. You see, it's not that he becomes old and unwanted, it's that I do. Why must there always be shinier and prettier? When will I be the shiniest and the prettiest toy in the chest...for always?
The realization that someone in your life truly enjoys your company but doesn't think you're the shiny one for him is heart-wrenching. So, do you stay, or do you go? Maybe it's time that I find a shiny new toy...
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