Break-ups aren’t easy. Hell, they’re honestly borderline painful. The idea of having something taken away from you that was once in your possession is a tragic feeling to have. Think about all the common types of reasons people break-up… I can only think of two:

1.) Either a person wasn’t passionate enough about the woman (or man) and carelessly decided to let them go.

2.) there was a person outside the relationship that has been plotting to steal your woman (or man) the entire time you have been together. Trust me, they weren’t just plotting for a couple days. It was THE ENTIRE TIME, don’t be fooled.

Although it’s frowned upon to view the person your with as a possession, for the sense of blogging purposes, continue to follow me with this analogy. Imagine that your lady is a basketball and you’re the point guard that has been handling the rock all game. You’ve been doing a great job protecting the ball and making sure no one has even come close to stealing it out of your hands. All of sudden midway through the game, you get tired. You get so tired that the defense notices and starts to put more pressure on you coming closer and closer to swiping the ball out of your control. As the point guard, your choices are simple: to continue to protect the ball with your life, or succumb to the pressure of the defense and have it taken right out of your possession.

The analogy above is exactly what people don’t realize. Once you stop cherishing what you have, it could easily be taken away from you before you know it. It’s up to you to recognize the value of what you have and secure it before it’s gone. Relationships are just like a turnover in basketball. If your lady *cough cough* the ball is stolen from you, there is still a chance to get back on defense and try to get a stop before the other team scores if your passionate enough about it. However if the passion is not there, that one turnover you committed may have just lost you the game.