Our Guilty Pleasure

Marc done messed up! He showed me a childhood game, and now there's no going back. I don't think we've been so into a game like we have been for the past couple of days, but I'm not complaining. Because of our very different personalities and way of doing things, I get a bit nervous beforehand. I know we're either going to butt heads completely, or work together seamlessly, no in between with us. But hey, that seems to be the theme of our relationship. All or nothing! Well, it turns out, working together playing this stupid little game gives me a little glimpse at how great things turn out when we work together as one. This game is kind of like a mini metaphor for the lead up to marriage. Playing on the easy mode is all fine and dandy when you're alone because you don't have to worry about as many bombs going off. You can look at that as being single. You have no one to worry about except yourself. Then, there's medium mode. Things are getting a little rocky, but with a bit of help, it's not too bad. You feel accomplished with your partner getting through it. Sometimes you win the whole thing, and other times, you make it really far. At the end of the day, it was a good run. You can look at that as the dating part of a relationship. It's rough because you now have someone else to think about, but at the same time, you have a partner alongside you working through things. Finally, hard mode! Every move determines a piece of your future. Did you make the right move? Will that guess get you far just to lose in the end, or will it benefit you in the long run? This is what it's like when you're about to get married and/or are married. Before getting married, you literally think of anything and everything that could go wrong, because you want to prevent it all. Just like in medium mode, you have your partner. Except, you're no longer just dating from a distance. Every move you make is a team effort. Every good move is a huge accomplishment, and every wrong move is felt by both of you. It's way more difficult to make decisions when you have another life depending on your next move, but working together makes it all worth it because it's something you did together. It honestly doesn't matter what happens in mine and Marc's life. We can become super rich making risky moves, or we can live on a budget for the rest of our lives because of risky moves, and I'd still be just as happy as I am right now. Not because we'll have a bunch of money, or because we'll see our willingness to work through hard times. But because I've done it all with the person I love. Through the good and bad times, I chose you.

With love always,

Becca Colón

P.s. Hurry up with that shower. We gotta beat this game!