‘One of my close friends smsed tonight. She told me that the girl I like is behaving rather closely with another guy. She asked if they are attached.

I knew this all along. I don’t mind being number 2.’

End of Story.

What is it really like to be number 2?

In life, we all strive to come in first. Be it in sports, studies, work … For everything we do, we are determined to put in our best so that we will be put at a higher position than the rest. People are rewarded for coming in first. In presidential elections, the candidate with the most number of votes get to rule the country, while the candidate with the second highest number of votes disappear behind the scene. In the sports field, the gold medalist gets the honour and cash. The silver medalist gets something as well, but not as much.

How about love?

In life, it is very rare that we are someone else’s first love. As first love is always the most memorable, deep in the hearts of our partners, there will always be a spot reserved for that special first boyfriend/girlfriend which no one else can replace. There are also times when your partner harbour so deep a crush for another person (who may be attached, married or single but have no feelings for your partner such that he/she has no choice but to end up being with you), that you know that however hard you try, you will still be unable to replace that person. So theoretically, for some relationships, you will always end up being number 2.

Sad to say, this situation can’t be reversed in most cases.

The only solution -

Love her 100% To her, you may be her number 2. But to you, she will always be your number 1.