Saturday, August 16, 2008

** “Love”…with an Eye on the Prize!

I don’t refute the claim that there is true love (and I know many people who are beneficiaries of this bug). But I know there are people who take advantage of people’s feelings in the pretext of “loving” them.

There are some women (and men) who would give their eye teeth to get hooked to a rich white man or woman with a long-term aim of settling abroad.

The allure of the West has turned into an anthem to every Tom, Dick and Harry who wants to bid farewell to penury and (beggary). Many young people have the notion that if they go to the UK or the USA, their lives will change drastically (for the better!)

Most of them have found out that there is no easy way of hastening their steps to the $ and the £, than waltzing their way into the lives of male and female (white) tourists in the hope that they will eventually be whisked to the lands that they have always desired to travel to (and hopefully settle in).

Getting a Visa to countries such as the UK and the USA can prove hard because of the exhaustive (and equally exhausting!) procedures that are involved. But this is no hurdle to these gold digging young men who could traverse the most expansive ocean to get to the lands (and the money & opportunities) they aspire.

They tend to believe that falling in love with their white friends and getting married to them is a sure fire way of circumventing this obstacle. {But is it a solution, really?}

You’d care to see what some of the young men get married to: some very old, (moneyed, yes!), scrawny hags that would pass for anyone’s grandmother or better still, great grandmother!

I call such kind of love: “Love… with an Eye on the Prize!”

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I planning to remain single my entire lifetime. Relationships spell troubles. So why not stay out of it? You have to option after all ;) But it's definitely up to individual preferences. Plus I guess that is what prenuptial for these days.

Marc said...

Quote: Many young people have the notion that if they go to the UK or the USA, their lives will change drastically (for the better!)

This is true. The standard of living is much better there.

Abas KS said...

Wow, I thought such people only existed in movies!

Anonymous said...

A bit off topic my first comment earlier on, but the world is a rotten place and it came to me as no surprise things like these are happening. After all, they could easily be human beings with basic needs driven by their greeds for a better chance and shot at making it 'big' to cloud their mind and heart over what's right and what's not.

bharath said...

falling in love just to get abroad...hmm i never thought anyone can do that tooo...

Stanley said...

Gold diggers! It could be one the traits to look in a partner but not find a partner TO fulfill those hopes and dreams. To me if you find the perfect one your hopes and dreams will fall into place, although it might turn out slightly differently =)

Anonymous said...

I have nothing much to say :D

Rosilie said...

You cant blame these people too as they desire better living through finding first convenience then falling in love, next.

Guess, every part of the world, has this means of improving their economic status. The some sides of the world then seem getting poorer and poorer these days, in values and more.

Oman said...

well, it is good to be practical also but i think if it is true love, then everything will be set aside.

Selerines said...

@Share : Ya you are right.. It's upto individual preferences.... But without relationships with any one means, then life doesn't have any meaning for it, right?

I think you really hate this world full heartedly...

@Marc : Not for all dude. For any one life may change at any time... The standard of living won't remain same for all...

@Abas : Hahaha nice assumption...

@Bharath : Many can do man... i think you are not having that much exposure to this outside world...

@Stanley : Nice point friend... But nothing is perfect to trust..

@Rachel : Nice to see you back here de..... Keep in touch...

@Rosilie : The Love which expects some thing and comes is total waste and fit for nothing.... True love should come without expecting any thing except true trust and care...

@Lawstude : Nice point dude....

Unknown said...

There are real love though and we can't dismiss it. Only time and obstacles can prove true love.

Ritch said...

@cyeat, you said: "There is real love though and we can't dismiss it. Only time and obstacles can prove true love." How very true!!!! You are spot on, Cyeat.

Nika said...

That is really funny, as I have had men approach me with the same things in mind. Of course, I knew what they were doing, but since I was young then and had my pick of the crop, I didn't need to worry about that. It is strange that a man would marry an older woman just so he can live in a different country. I can understand why if he is living in poverty. We call older men and women who buy their love "sugar mommas" or "sugar daddies" here. It's pretty common. I don't necessarily agree with it, but if no one is being harmed, then it's none of my business.

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