I asked my cousin, "Mali bang magmahal ng sobra?" (She's from Manila). And she was like; "Oo, mali ang magmahal ng sobra.. mali yon, para sa ating mga sarili. Kasi pag nagmahal tayo ng sobra, tayo ang kawawa, diba?" I was very attentive. "Pero hindi kasalanan yon. Magiging kasalanan nalang yon pag tinalikuran mo yung mahal mo." I was puzzled. "Pag pinili mong talikuran siya, dahil takot at ayaw mo lang masaktan. In that case, sarili mo lang yung iniisip mo.. pagiging selfish yon, diba?" "Pag nasaktan,naloko or nabigo tayo sa love.. ayus lang yon, at least hindi tayo yung nanakit." "Kaya pag nagmahal ka na, iparamdam mo yon sa kanya. Wag kang maging selfish. Matuto kang magbigay."
From that conversation, I've learned and realized that it's BETTER to be hurt than to hurt other people.