Uh oh, I Feel Like My Girlfriend is Already My Wife

After 4 whole years of being with Emmanuella, it’s hard not to feel entitled to sex. In these four years, I’ve been faithful, loyal, patient, I’ve shown her the utmost respect, generosity and much more (I have definitely been a pain in the butt as well but that’s not the point right now). After all the flowers, edible arrangements, dinners, hours on the phone, sweet words, and Instagram features, there are moments when I feel like I’m putting in more work than half my brothers, but ain’t getting’ half of what they gettin’.

Forget What You Know

In the movie Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, a young boy nags Chan about all the legendary Kung Fu moves that he wants to learn. Annoyed, Jackie Chan begins to fill the cup in the boy’s hands with hot water to the point of overflow. With burning hands from the spilling water, the boy urges Chan to stop, telling him that his cup is already full. To this, Jackie Chan responds, “exactly, how can your cup be filled if it is already full?”

How can your cup be filled if it is already full? It can’t. It must first be emptied. The young boy needed to forget about all those fancy moves he had heard about and seen and practiced in the mirror as a kid, and he had to be willing to learn from scratch. Then and only then, could the young boy move forward and learn the art of Kung Fu.