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16 May 2011
It is over seven months since the launch of the Kingdom of Hearts and it is now time to examine the State of the Nation. However, we have to bear in mind what Chairman Mao said when asked about the French Revolution and if he considered it to be a success.
We have had matches ignite on first meeting only to crash and burn within days, some within weeks and others, sadly I have just heard are over after months of heady romance, commitment and almost marriage.
But the first marriages are being planned, a commitment ceremony has happened and many others have put their membership on hold to continue to explore their romantic future.
I am happy to report that love and romance is not the sole preserve of the young and the beautiful, but that the old and the restless have had their share of moonlight and roses. All have been bold. Three couples in their sixties have met and hit it off, one called it off quite early on but two are going strong. The couple in my story Today I can rule the world has finally met and she is in Greece with him sharing his keftedes as they contemplate their lives together.
I have had couples meet who ticked each and every one of the other’s boxes who simply did not get on and another couple who decided to meet as there was nothing better to do but had no expectations of each other fall deeply and madly in love. Cupid’s bow has gone technological and I have had two romances blossom in cyberspace, proving it is possible to fall in love by sms, by email and telephone.
Seventeen matches in seven and a half months, of which twelve still seem to be firmly on the table with one break up and make up.
The Kingdom of Hearts has annexed the territory in the North and is now operating in Gauteng where our first Joburg match has already happened.
Love has proved to blind and indiscriminate of age, colour or creed. There has been disappointment and heartbreak along the way, tempered by hope, optimism and humour. There is a buoyancy of mood, a cavorting of hormones, the sap is rising and possibilities abound.
Enjoy the journey, I urge. Sometimes it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. And what did Chairman Mao say about the French Revolution being a success?
“It is too soon to tell”.
