this is true- but also, I think, that it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. In this life, our finest achievements can't be kept and collected like trophies- in reality, a trophy is just a piece of metal and stone- its only real value is sentimental and attached to the memories it came with- as is anything of real 'value' at the end of our days.

I've done crazy, stupid things for love and believe that love, experimentation and experiences are worth everything. "Do not resist temptation- it may not pass by your way again."

Love, requited or not, passion, romance, excitement and the thrill of seeking or attaining all of these are what life is about. The day you stop seeking excitement, happiness and passion is the day you're ready to die... and that's not youth speaking... but it sure seems easy to forget these things when commitments take presidence in your life.