Chances

One of my very dear friends just experienced his first breakup.   Luckily it wasn't very messy, as it was for very good reasons and they both agreed that they still love each other and hope to someday have a better chance in the future when some things are out of the way.  They handled it with much more grace and maturity than most people, but as many of you know (I know very well) no matter how amicable the breakup, it still hurts like hell.

I've been talking to him and helping him get through it, and in discussing things he'd hoped for in the future with this person, I stopped to remind him that there was still a chance for it in the future.  He replied "That's all I want."

Just a chance... 

That set me to thinking, isn't that exactly what any of us want? 

On many an occasion I have sat and talked with a single male friend, and many of those I found attractive or had feelings for in some way.  They'd get to talking about girls they'd loved and wanted, and all the heartache they'd been through, and one thought would resonate within me; "if you'd had me instead of her, you wouldn't be hurting like this."  All I had wanted was a chance.  A chance to prove to them that I was that amazing person they were looking for, but they hadn't noticed it right in front of their face.  I had been overlooked for some little reason, and they would go on to continue dating girls that wouldn't treat them right.

I too, only want a chance.  A chance to show that I am the best decision, and that I could really make them happy, if only they'd give me a moment to prove it.

Chance favors the prepared mind. - Louis Pasteur

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Be prepared, it's my chance next.