There was one game in the entire tournament that made me learn a valueable lesson.

For that game, my opponent sacrificed a knight to me. For that short term material advantage, I ate it without thinking much. In the end, he gained much attacking advantage. The entire situation became very bad for me and I had to resign after a few moves.

This is true for relationships as well.

Initially, you may be attracted to that hot babe. You know for yourself that you lust for her more than you love her. For the girls, it may be an rich guy who pampers you with the most expensive gifts. You know for yourself that you love his money more than you love him as a person.

You jumped into a relationship for those short term benefits. In the end, you got what you want, but failed to see the long run and the big picture. Things became bad and the relationship soured to a point where it became unsalvageable. You made a hasty exit. You wondered if you have not been mesmerised by those short term gains and think more long term, perhaps you can avoid this heartache all together.

Till now, I was still thinking if I have not eaten his knight, I could perhaps avoid the defeat and gotten a higher ranking for the tournament.

But so what if I have gotten a higher ranking for the tournament? I would have still enjoyed the whole process just as much!