Q
Dear Auntie Pearl, I met this guy while on holiday at Strand beach.
He was also visiting there with his family and we kissed on the beach.
We fell in love the minute we met Auntie, it was love at first sight.
Everything was good but then I never saw him again, and I tried to phone a couple of times but no answer.
I think I took his number down wrong.
I still think about him. This was all before Christmas.
I’m heartbroken, what can I do?
From Melanie, 19.
A
Haai jinne Melanie, your sweet story sounds like a typical Hollywood summer romance movie.
Falling in love at the beach, daai’s mos what teenage dreams are made of.
Auntie can hear that you have magical memories of this day, and can understand that you still think about this outjie, but hartjie that is what it’s going to stay, memories.
As my mammie always said, it’s better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved.
You can try and look for this outjie on Facebook and so on, or if he has your number maybe he will still make contact but in reality hartjie, if he wanted to make contact, he would have done so by now.
You must also realise that this guy could have given you a wrong number on purpose, nuh.
So rather than obsess about this and let it take over your life, hold the memories of your seaside romance close to your heart sweetie pie, and move on with your life.
Who knows what 2020 has in store for you?
There’s plenty of fish in the sea, sweetheart.
Don’t become so obsessed with the thought of this holiday romance that you don’t see what’s right I front of your eyes today.