How loyal can I be?

What makes a man a man is his nature of being polygamous. But what makes a man a real man is his character of being monogamous despite the inherent nature that lies within him.

-Jude Vincent E. Parcon :)

There are times indeed when you vow to yourself that you are exclusive to your partner. But, it was too late to realize that same vow when you are being swept away by another guy whom you had a glance with in a - restaurant maybe. Or perhaps, you prayed hard, lamenting of your ultimate love to your partner when all of a sudden, you find yourself being billeted in a hotel with another one.

A lot of situations, too many in fact to narrate each one which depicts how hard loyalty is when it comes to males. Is it simply uncontrollable? Or is it at times, a by product of ones male ego? If we all look around us, it is too unrelenting and I should say, a myriad in fact where cases of non-exclusivity becomes the trigger point for a relationship to break down.

It is just a shame that there are individuals who have strived to be loyal to their partners whilst the other does not. And, oftentimes, it renders both parties at a losing end. Normally, this is one of the most common games that all people play but just cannot perfect it. Simply because its rules are too vague, its expectations are too high and the stakes are simply unbearable. It is worse than gambling in a casino and losing millions after 2 rounds of poker. It does not allow you to go back and claim what is supposedly due on you because interests earned are not enough to justify every action you did.

The question of loyalty is a never ending question that will produce a multitude of answers, reactions, comments and opinions. Perhaps, in this modern world, it is not anymore a question whether we are loyal or not but rather, we can end a discussion by asking, how loyal can we become?