Truly

by Carmel Rhodes

I asked her what was the point and she responded with a quote from the film. “Life is like a box of chocolates, Mel. Get with it.” I rolled my eyes at her because, what a stupid message. A box of chocolates? What’s the worst that can happen in this chocolate as life scenario? You get a nasty one? It’s still chocolate. I call bullshit. Life is like a sink full of dirty dishes—you stick your hand in, and hope there isn’t a knife at the bottom.

This is so accurate that I had to snort laugh at it

“No one’s perfect. You just gotta learn to take the good with the bad.” “Sounds like settling,” I say. “It’s only settling if the bad outweighs the good. I can search my whole life for the perfect man and never find him. I want a real man who loves me, one who may not be everything I want, but who’s willing to be what I need.”

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