Ukuhlala ndawonye kuhlala kuyisilingo. Ukuhlalisana phakathi kwalabo abake bathandana kuhlala kuhamba ngezigaba ezahlukahlukene zomjikelezo ongalindelekile.
Ukubona lo mbhangqwana njengomuntu ongamazi akuyona into exakile (kufanelekile ukubhoka). Okuhamba phambili kokuziqhenya othandweni ubeka amaphutha akhe, mhlawumbe imikhuba emibi futhi unikeze okuhle kakhulu. Ukusebenza kahle komzimba kuhlala isikhashana. Yonke into yakha uzungu ukuze iqiniso liguqulwe, libe ngcono noma libi, kepha ungalokothi ulondoloze umuzwa walo wokuqala.
Ukuguqulwa kothando, ukuguquka kwalo komlingo noma okubuhlungu (kuya ngokuthi ubheka kanjani) kuyinqubo engokomzwelo eyeqa noma iyiphi isayensi noma ukulinganisa kwangaphambili.
Futhi ukusuka lapho le ncwadi iqala, imayelana nokwenza isayensi yothando, amandla. Finyelela ulwazi lomngcele wokugcina ongaphezu kothando.
UMary, owesifazane osemgwaqeni womuntu siqu, unquma ukuthatha umsebenzi oyingqayizivele ngaphansi kwesambulela esiyindida esithi "Isilingo Sezintombi." UMary uthatha indima yakhe njengentombi engokomzwelo, enxeshezelwa abanye besifazane ababelwe izindima ezengeziwe.
Olunye uhlangothi lobudlelwano nguKurt, umlingisi ozungeze yonke indawo efuna izimpendulo ukwehluleka kwakhe. UMary noKurt bayahlalisana kahle, mhlawumbe bobabili bavikelekile ekubambeni kwabo kothando kunoma yikuphi ukubonakaliswa. Kuze kugcine kubonakala phakathi kwalaba ababili.
UMary namanye amantombazane, njengoKurt, bangasondela ekuboneni ukungena othandweni, ukuguquka nokulahlekelwa kwalo okubuhlungu kakhulu.
Futhi bazothola ama-nuances othando avela kule noveli egxiliswe emizweni ephikisanayo yesimo sokuhlolwa, esiphenduke isipiliyoni sokuqagela noma sephupho.
Izimpendulo zodaba? Mhlawumbe hhayi okuningi njengoba besilindele noma mhlawumbe konke kumfundi okwazi ukufunda phakathi kwemigqa, okwazi ukucacisa izimpawu nokuzwela, ukulingisa izinqubo ezitholwe nguMary noma uKurt.
Umbono wabesifazane ngalolu daba nawo uyinkomba ephawulekayo. Ngabe uthando lutholwa ngokuhlukile kwabesilisa nabesifazane ngenxa yezimo zangaphandle?
Ulwazi lomunye nolwakho uqobo ngesikhathi sokuthandana kungaba yisihluthulelo. Ukuthola ukuthi singobani ekuqaleni kokudlala ngothando ngeke kuvimbele ukudlula kothando, kepha kungavimbela amaphupho amanga noma amathemba obuwula.
Futhi amahlaya, sithola nokuhlekisa kosizi lwethu olungokomzwelo njengezidalwa ezichayeke ekushintsheni okungokomzwelo.
Inoveli ephelele ngothando isondele kakhulu ngaphesheya kohlobo lwezothando ukufinyelela iphuzu elikhona. Ngoba ngempela okukhona ngaphandle kothando akunakwenzeka ngokuphelele.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Izimpendulo, Incwadi entsha kaCatherine Lacey, lapha: