Mano Reflection

People will come in and out of your life and each will leave some imprint in your mind and heart. Whether they be pleasant or not is up to that person in question. Some people quietly sneak into your life and change your whole way of thinking. This such thing happened to me when I met my significant other, Mano. I chose this person because our relationship is new, and because I have longer conversations with him than other close friends and family, I would be more likely to experience something out of the ordinary than I would with someone I have known a long time. He doesn’t know that I am writing this paper based on our relationship, but if he did, he would only ask why and then leave it to rest once I gave him an answer. I met Mano in the beginning of October and from talking almost every day, I have learned a lot and gained an insight I wouldn’t otherwise …show more content…
They are not easy for me to express, especially when they are strong feelings toward someone else. However, one day the week in review, he expressed to me that he was developing more than just platonic feelings for me. Prior to his declarations, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out exactly how I felt about him and why I felt the way I did. I wanted to make sure that I didn’t confuse infatuation with love. I had already come to the realization that I did love him, despite our short time together, but was still hesitant to actually claim those feelings aloud. In the end, I did tell him how I felt and I am really happy about it. Past relationships can mentally and emotionally scar a person, and allowing yourself to be vulnerable again takes a lot of courage. It’s fortunate that Mano is so straight forward with his feelings because it makes me brave enough to do the same thing. Usually, I am fearful of rejection, so I don’t expose my thoughts, but with him, I feel that I won’t be