Has anyone wondered before what if Romeo married Juliet? And what if Antar married Abla? Or Jameel Buthyna married Buthyna?
I remember discussing this with my best friend once, but, given my notorious lack of memory, I can’t remember who brought it up. Most probably she did.
So, what if all these legendary lovers got married after such strong, flaming and ‘miserable’ love stories? Do you think they would’ve loved each other till death did them part? Or would they finally see their differences and admit that it wasn’t more than lust or the love for the unreachable and forbidden?
Or maybe they did love each other sincerely but in different times than ours, where I, personally, don’t believe love exists. And if it did, I am pretty sure it won’t last, unless ‘death did them part’ a couple of years after they got married!
I know, I do sound very pessimistic and skeptical, but hey, so far I haven’t seen but ONE love story that managed to hold for years years even after the married couple became grandparents (الله يتم عليهم ويحفظهم يارب). Oh, wait! There’s another love story, they are not grandparents yet, but I think they are still in love after more than 20 years of marriage (هم الله يتم عليهم يارب).
I’m sure I am biased when I say this, but it looks like men are not capable of an everlasting love :P Or maybe their love is different than that of women’s? I believe we, women, think of love as a whole, you either have it/take it/offer it all or NOT. From what I’ve seen so far, men would love their wives, but can also love other women and, why not? Marry them!
And PLEASE…
I remember discussing this with my best friend once, but, given my notorious lack of memory, I can’t remember who brought it up. Most probably she did.
So, what if all these legendary lovers got married after such strong, flaming and ‘miserable’ love stories? Do you think they would’ve loved each other till death did them part? Or would they finally see their differences and admit that it wasn’t more than lust or the love for the unreachable and forbidden?
Or maybe they did love each other sincerely but in different times than ours, where I, personally, don’t believe love exists. And if it did, I am pretty sure it won’t last, unless ‘death did them part’ a couple of years after they got married!
I know, I do sound very pessimistic and skeptical, but hey, so far I haven’t seen but ONE love story that managed to hold for years years even after the married couple became grandparents (الله يتم عليهم ويحفظهم يارب). Oh, wait! There’s another love story, they are not grandparents yet, but I think they are still in love after more than 20 years of marriage (هم الله يتم عليهم يارب).
I’m sure I am biased when I say this, but it looks like men are not capable of an everlasting love :P Or maybe their love is different than that of women’s? I believe we, women, think of love as a whole, you either have it/take it/offer it all or NOT. From what I’ve seen so far, men would love their wives, but can also love other women and, why not? Marry them!
And PLEASE…
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَى وَثُلاثَ وَرُبَاعَ
النساء 4
Is NOT a proof that it’s OK for men to ‘love and marry’ more than one woman! There’s more to that Aya, ya know!
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ذَلِكَ أَدْنَى أَلا تَعُولُوا
النساء 4
Hmmm… I think I’m drifting off here. So back to our big question:
What if those legendary lovers got married? Would it hold? And Why?
PS. For all the wanna-be shrinks out there, this post is not based on personal experiences :)
Labels: Love
What if....hmmm...
If they got married they would just be like any other regular couple we hear of....the woman get pregnant, has the kids...puts on a little weight...the man goes to work, goes to the diwaniya....acts a little distant every now and then....u know...usual stuff we're all used to :P
The beauty of these love stories is the misery they caused and how they ended in failure...hmm i dunno...now im the one drifting!