Yunior’s relationships had never had the chance to retain whenever they hit full sail. Yunior tried very hard to keep his love but end up betray his Juliet. Not to mention that even after the break ups, Yunior is haunted by his exes and that keeps him from being loyal to his new lover. No matter how Yunior wants to escape his fate, the shadow behind him always drags him back to the vicious cycle. In fact, he even admits at the final chapter of the book that “the half-life of love is forever” (Diaz, 217), which means even after a woman leaves his life, he still thinks that he is madly in love with her. Love is a very complicated subject and at the same time very subjective. We all have dreamed to have a perfect relationship and loving each other despite the disparities but Diaz showed us the very weakness of a human heart and how easily it can be
Yunior’s relationships had never had the chance to retain whenever they hit full sail. Yunior tried very hard to keep his love but end up betray his Juliet. Not to mention that even after the break ups, Yunior is haunted by his exes and that keeps him from being loyal to his new lover. No matter how Yunior wants to escape his fate, the shadow behind him always drags him back to the vicious cycle. In fact, he even admits at the final chapter of the book that “the half-life of love is forever” (Diaz, 217), which means even after a woman leaves his life, he still thinks that he is madly in love with her. Love is a very complicated subject and at the same time very subjective. We all have dreamed to have a perfect relationship and loving each other despite the disparities but Diaz showed us the very weakness of a human heart and how easily it can be