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7 GIRLFRIEND ON CALL L onging was something a couple felt when they saw each other very little. It was a feeling a wife felt after seeing her husband leave the house early in the morning and only return late at night. It was something that inspired us to write letters, which would only arrive days or even weeks later and when received, they brought out a smile. But this longing died when the internet era happened. Today, everyone talks to each other all the time through WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype, emails and other social networks. As much as this has made many things easier, it also damaged other areas and one of the most serious damages happened to relationships. It’s hard to see a young man miss his girlfriend, after all, she keeps in touch with him all the time! And if he forgets to tell her good morning, she’ll be moody with him… this is how it is now. It’s as if they already wake up together, they are the first and last person to speak to each other daily. At first, you don’t see anything wrong with that, you come to think that they are getting to know each other better; but are they? If you are talking all the time, how will you know if he likes you? On the day and time he calls you, do you leave everything aside to answer? You know what this is? Girlfriend on call. A girlfriend on call has a lot in common with a nurse on call. They normally don’t have fixed work hours and therefore have limited time for themselves. She has to stay awake at dawn, work on weekends and holidays. Her job is very important but at the same time unappreciated in the market. The surgeon also has hard working hours but by no means is he unappreciated in the market, on the contrary, they earn a lot more than nurses. The difference is not only in the years of study and the achieved diplomas, but also the availability of the two. One only works during the surgery, the other works all the time. One is not available for everyone, their client has to schedule a time to see him and even then he is usually available only for specifically a few hours a week. I’m not trying to belittle the work of a nurse on call, I’m trying to make an analogy with relationships. If you are always available for your boyfriend, what incentive does he have to conquer you? The message you give him is that you are already in the palm of his hand. The same applies to wives. If you are calling your husband all the time, what incentive does he have to call you? And you know that nice feeling of longing that existed when you dated? You will never be able to have it if you want to be in touch with him all the time. Longing does good to the relationship, it increases his desire to see you and to please you, it makes him think of you more often and plan a [near] future by your side… longing makes a man want to marry you sooner. :) The less he has of you, the more he will want you. Mrs Cristiane Cardoso