HE SAYS HE ‘LIKES’ ME

Why I get so upset when a guy tells me he likes me…or wants us to date!

The butterflies seize and as I gaze into his face I start to think,

I think,

Of that promise of tomorrow,

That old familiar feeling,

Yesterday’s story,

I don’t want to go back there,

As the butterflies seize and I gaze into his face I start to think,

I think,

Are you here to stay?

Can I trust you?

Do you mean what you say?

I don’t want to go back there,

And as the butterflies seize and I gaze into his face I start to think,

I think,

I think about love lost,

Love lost but not forgotten,

So many promises we shared, Together forever we said,

To an end marred with tears,

I don’t want to go back there,

That’s why,

Why I get so upset when a guy tells me he likes me...or wants us to date!

XOXO

Chido Dziva Chikwari

I’m not sure how best to put this but yes, those are my feelings aired. When I love I go all out…boy-girl relationships that is and past experiences have taught me a thing or two. I’m often told I hold onto things way too much but yes the bottom line is I’m sick and tired of dating for things to end. I’m sick and tired of ‘short term investments’….and I’ve learnt that people often say things they don’t mean or can’t deliver (whether it be intentionally or unintentionally) so when a guy tells me he likes me or wants us to date for me it goes much deeper than the butterflies….it goes much further to who is this, why are they saying this, do they mean this, can I trust them, where is this relationship headed, will it work? I THINK!!!

Most times just because we make good friends and get along it really doesn’t mean we should date and I believe thinking a lot more critically about these things and looking further than just the romance and butterflies will save you from all the treachery, darkness and fake lights of a broken relationship.

I'll take my time!