The second kind has no such plan or patience for caution. They will think nothing of the risk being taken when investing in someone, nor will they bother to proceed carefully, but will choose instead to reveal everything about themselves to whomever wishes to know them. These are the people who believe in serendipity, who trust their feelings and are led by their heart, who are on a relentless quest to find, earn, and keep love in their lives. These are the people who do not tiptoe into love, but instead know only to dive in, head first, with abandon.
- Why I Love You by Gregory E. Lang
Why are there two types of people—the careful and the carefree? Isn’t there a third? Or even many more? By being too cautious, you will always miss opportunities. By being too careless, you will always make mistakes. Why can’t you be a little bit of both?
There is always a courtship, when you get to know each other to see if you’re compatible. After some experience, you can create a list of traits that work (or not) with you. With more experience, you can more easily detect those traits in other people. Once you find someone who is compatible, you can then (or not) throw caution to the wind, stay over every night, and take showers together in the morning.
There have been times when I’ve been cautious, venturing carefully into love. There have been other times when I dove in and haven’t looked back.
But I prefer the abandon. It’s so much less work, and—frankly—so much more freeing.
(via Weenie’s World, The Chicktionary)
