Forrest was not wrong in saying "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get." however, I feel that this is can also be related to love; you never know who you will end up with – be it temporarily or permanently.
Dating today is like that box of chocolates Forrest had, instead of reaching into a box filled with different chocolates we are reaching into the world around us, a world with so many people who come with their own flavors. We hope we get the best one after the first try but, that is not how it always works, sometimes we pick the ones we thought we would like based off first appearance but after seeing the filling within it just does not sit well with us, so we spit that chocolate out and avoid it all cost in the future or try to stomach it till we just cannot anymore. Sometimes that first piece of chocolate we pick up is the right one, it is perfect and we only stick to that kind of chocolate however, sometimes we need to try at least one of every kind in the box and that is okay-sometimes thats how people learn.
From every piece of chocolate you pick up in your life, you begin to make your own box - it could range from one sole piece to over twenty pieces and that is okay. Regardless of how many pieces of chocolates a person has in their box it does not matter, it just shows how far they have came from that first initial piece in the box. Those pieces come in all different flavors from a young vacation love, to that jerk high school boyfriend/girlfriend, your first serious relationship and your first heartbreak, all those pieces now make up who you are now in this crazy world.
Once in awhile someone comes along and sees your box, and they see where you came from and how you handled everything life has thrown at you from it's own box. They see how you were able to handle everything and grow from that and they also want to share what is in their box with you - that is the best kind of chocolate to have in your box.
