True Love: Maybe Insecurity

Prompt: The Alligator River Story

How much would you be wiling to sacrafice for someone you were in love with? Could you live with yourself knowing you had lost self respect and appreciation? Abigail in The Alligator River Story cheats on her boyfriend whom she loves in order to see him. I think Abigail needs to think a little harder on what love is and what kind of person she is.

Abigail receives a five for being the person with the least amount of respect. After all if Abigail had any self respect she would not have slept with Sinbad while claiming she loves Gregory. Abigail also receives a five because she has someone beat up the guy she loves, and then laughs at him. I do not believe Abigail loved Gregory at all, I believe she was insecure in their relationship and she did not want to be one day without seeing him, because she does not trust him.

Following Abigail, Sinbad receives a four. Sinbad gets a four because he is a jerk and he takes advantage of a situation in order to get what he wants. Sinbad does not have much more respect than Abigail, however he gets a four because he was not the one who cheated. Sinbad is guilty of being a sex driven pervert, who like most guys was only after what he wanted out of the situation. Sinbad knew Abigail had a boyfriend but slept with her anyways.

The third character with low respect is Slug. Abigail tells Slug about the situation she has got herself into and he decides to take action. Slug chooses to beat Gregory up on his own, Abigail does not ask him to, he probably did it because he has been jealous of Gregory and his relationship with Abigail the entire time. Slug would seem more heroic and have more respect if he beat Gregory up because Gregory abused Abigail, but no he beat Gregory up because Gregory no longer wanted Abigail because she was a cheater.

Gregory receies a two because I believe he could have put a little more into the relationship. Abigail seems to be the only one who is trying to get through obstacles so they can be together. Perhaps Gregory does not love Abigail, like she loves him and this might be the reason he does not make any effort to be with her. However, if Gregory did love Abigail he would have worked much harder for their relationship to work.

Ivan receives a one because his character is guilty of nothing. Ivan decides that he does not wish to be involved in anyway with the situation. Maybe Ivan knew what kind of person Abigail was, and what kind of negative relationship Abigail and Gregory had. Ivan made a smart decision to not become involved with Abigail and all the drama she has created for herself.

Just because you love someone does not mean you have to see them everyday. In mature and truely loving relationships couples understand this, and they also know healthy relationships have trust. Abigail and Gregory's relationship was not love, if anything it was probably lust. If they really were in love Abigail would not have cheated on her boyfriend in order to see him. The relationship of Abigail and Gregory was lacking trust, love and maturity, these three things are important to any successful relationship.