This might not be what you were looking for but before you close this page, I just have one question for you. Why is it that in these modern times it's no longer fashionable to have lived, loved and lost than not to have loved at all. These days it's better to not have loved and possibility not have lost. That seems to be the new law to live by; that some couples even opt out of a relationship the minute one of them starts getting more attached than agreed. The fear of heartbreak is at the heart of the matter and man's folly is the culprit. Add the possibility of a schemer here and we could be closer to the truth.

It starts with man, on the look out for a woman, preening himself to look attractive. And a woman, on the look out for a man, playing her part too. At that point, all the tweaking and prepping gets top attention. If it's some fat, it's quickly trimmed off in the gym. If it's the clothes, a wardrobe is soon changed. Then boy meets girl and soon a connection is made. The couple then continues going out of their way to look very attractive for one another. Meaning makeup, perfume and other fine things are never far way. If things click the way they should, a whirlwind of romance soon ensues and love making stories dominate their minds. Meanwhile, “love-blinders” keep the flaws hidden.

If they survive the first few months or even years, the relationship is taken to another level; they move in together. Then the flaws start appearing. The snore, untidiness, coupled with some sort of laxity in the looks department; as the drab clothing and the “look without make-up” all start registering. Some smart couples see beyond this folly and are able to keep it away till after marriage or avoid it all together.

The initial good life comes in with the accompanying fat and then the drifting apart. It's either work-related or the fact that they've now seen each other at their worst; which makes an interesting case. People out there will always see the couple at their best only because they always dress up when they leave their houses and dress down while inside. So the attention from preying eyes and secret admirers soon creates some disillusionment, if not put in check.

Suddenly it looks like the best lovers are out there and not in your life: especially with all the mind-blowing love making stories doing the rounds. Some couples even sample the “outside scene” occasionally only to realize their folly. Some do it as a habit, never minding all the risks involved. Things become dreary until the day someone is caught cheating. At this point hell breaks loose and “reality check” becomes the new keyword. The couple either breaks-up and starts smarting, or they patch-up and the honeymoon stage is replayed.

Of course not every couple goes through this cycle. There are some smart people out there who know this folly and keep it in check. Their only problem is that by keeping their partners in the state that they desire, they unfortunately, also end up attracting unwanted intruders from all directions. Intruders who abandon their relationships—instead of keeping them in check—and begin poking at others. I mean, the sort that are looking to star in new love making stories with other people’s partners.

No wonder! In some clubs in Mumbai, a man can't enter the club without the company of a woman! And the same applies to women. This sort of keeps some order and prevents unnecessary flare ups. What a folly! “If only man could learn to beautify what he owns! Or if only our creator would get his way, then all could be settled.

Asking what true love is these days, elicits all manner of skewed answers; that it's so difficult to keep track of the right answer. There was a story about a woman who felt her man was not giving her enough attention, so she slowly drifted towards another man. But her man soon found out. Feeling sorry, the woman granted her man one wish as proof of her love to him. So the man thought hard about it. The man looked for what would be difficult enough, that if the woman did then it proved beyond any reasonable doubt that she loved him. Having gotten one, the man approached her and asked if she really meant what she suggested. Getting an affirmative answer, he then proceeded to remove a gun and asked her to kill herself as proof of her love for him. The woman took the gun and shot herself dead. Having gotten proof, the man lived the rest of his life by himself and was never able to find true love again.

Read the rest of this chapter in my book “The End”and see how man is killing love instead of making love. Could some being be pulling the wool over our eyes for our own gain? Could "The Grand Counter Test" be beckoning?