Is It The End Of The Fairytale?

If you guys have watched last nite’s episode of Smallville, maybe you will be clearer about this topic. Last nite, Lana Lang is finally married to Lex Luthor. Although she thought of calling it off in the last minute when she finally found out about Clark Kent’s biggest secret (that he’s a superhuman) and that Clark always loves her from the start, she almost make the biggest u-turn in her life. She even told Clark a few hours before the wedding that she won’t be marrying Lex because she realized that the love that she has for Lex would be enough. (Though she still keeps it from Clark that she already knows about his biggest secret). Yes, it’s no secret that Lana is still very much in love with Clark Kent. Even Lex knows about it too, but he’s still taking the shot because he truly wants to spend the rest of his life with her. (Or is this just a competition against Clark Kent, maybe?) Even after Lana learnt that she’s bearing Lex’s child in her womb (which is also set-up by Lex Luthor just to make sure that Lana has the need to stick with him), Lana is always unsure about her real feeling. In fact, Lana has already confessed that she is still in love with Clark Kent.

But Lex’s father smelled about the u-turn that Lana about to take, he did his son a favour. He threatened Lana that he will kill Clark Kent if she didn’t turn up at the church for the wedding. Though her heart was crushed, she finally carried on with the wedding. Yes, the wedding was solemnized, and Lana is now legally the wife of Lex Luthor. Her heart was crushed because of the decision but then, she realized that Clark’s life is more important than the wedding.

Ahaaa… Here comes the question.

With this kind of wedding…when the bride is still very much in love with the former lover who is also very much in love with the bride…and the fact that the bride is now married to the third person in the triangle…Does this spell the end of the fairytale? Yes, the marriage has taken place, the proper ceremony is carried out, then what?? When the two hearts are very much together – but the body is married to another person. Which matters more, actually?

I shouldn’t be questioning this. Of course the marriage matters more. The sacred vow said in front of God – that matters more. But that’s the idea when 2 persons are tied with love for each other. And for a lot of funny reasons, couples still do it. They find themselves beside each other at the altar, saying the sacred vow of living together for better and for worse, till death to them part – but their heart is with someone else. This is crazy. How can you build a love institution when love is not there to begin with?

Speaking of Clark and Lana’s scenario, the marriage becomes a joke. I mean, yes, she could be married to Lex, but this is definitely NOT THE END of the fairytale. I tell you people, look around you and see the living proofs. They are everywhere. Infidelity is as common as can be. Even for the marriage that looked so perfect at the altar, still infidelity could come later. The third person can always come a bit too late. Let alone when the third person is already in the picture when the marriage happens. So, why the fuss anyway? Marriage is NEVER the end of a love relationship with the person that they love for real. Whoaa… isn’t that terrifying? I mean, this is something forbidden, right?

You people, this is not a freaking joke. Many old time lovers just got reunited after they are married with their respective partner. In the cases that I have come across, by the time they find each other back, they find that their feeling is even stronger than before. It’s understandable if their marriage is shaky. But the strangest part is when their marriage is not even shaky – but the reunion with the old time lover is something they won’t miss for the world. Seriously. Yes, this is wrong. People know this is not right. But they still do it. They just can’t fight their longing desire to experience Love all over again. Now are you still wondering why Secret Affairs are as normal as can be?

I don’t want to write more on this topic. It’s complicated. I just feel that last nite’s episode of Smallville is just a short interval to their (Clark & Lana) love story. Yeah, surprisingly, we are talking about a marriage here. Even marriage is not good enough to end a freaking love fairy tale. Yeah, that’s my point :)

NOTE: Suddenly it reminds me of Cupid’s story. Cupid is a small baby angel and he only starts to grow bigger when the other angel of Lust is born. Love can’t grow without Lust, according to Cupid’s story. But according to most people, Lust can grow alone. *Lols --- Love is overrated again, huh? Maybe it’s just Lust in most cases. Go figure. *winks.