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I made it clear to Robertos that I loved burritos far to much to just eat there. Fortunately Robertos also served others....which was fine by me as they need to find the best customers as well.
The point is (since this analogy has played itself out, and is making me very hungry), there is no one answer to the question. Much depends on the personality of the individual, and the level of risk one is willing to take. By experiencing many loves in life we are far more likely to learn what love can be, and suffer repeatedly because of these lessons, love is not a safe place to be. But the double edged sword is definately in play here, because in my opinion it is the very act of suffering through loss, and the sorrow lost love can bring to us, that we become capable of truly respecting this emotion for what it can mean.
Many people are unwilling to face the "Dark" side of love....and I dont blame them one bit, its not a fun place to visit. That said, in my experience avoiding the pain is selling both parties short of the true benefits of a loving relationship, and by living through multiple instances of this, we learn far more than we can from a single taste of sometimes bliss.
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Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha
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