enlighten me..

"..if there's smoke, there's fire.."

this is just a part of a text message i received from a friend.. relax, the message was not really for me, it was for my friend but he forwarded it to me in the hope of any advice that i can give to him in the problem he was facing.

the scenario encompasses many issues.. honesty, love, trust, and the principle of joy in not knowing..

honesty.. as always, this has been the major reason why relationships fail. more often than not, people tend to be overconfident with love alone, thinking that anything can be fixed in just a click of a finger when love sets in.. apparently, love wasn't that functional in the case at bar. for the poor soul was not able to stand the pain of a wrecked heart..

from the standpoint of the person betrayed, a realization that everything in their relationship were all lies was fixed. he loved with all his heart and believed in every detail the other party told.. i will not say that it is crafted, but as it sounded in the circumstances detailed by both parties, it's getting close to that point. plans were ruined, the love that was supposed to give him the happy ending that he was searching for ended with a love that never was..

as of now, he makes fun out of it. thinking that maybe, just maybe, had the fact remained undisclosed or unknown to him would make him feel otherwise.. nonetheless, it's all wishful thinking now.

the erring party, on the other hand, raises a defense of ignorance and lack of trust. that everything the other person knew, was just a plot made by a third party to personally ruin his image and destroy the relationship in the process..

now, who deserves my sympathy?