Honey Bunches of Oats

Relationships are like a box of Honey Bunches of Oats.

The good parts are like the oat clusters, but it makes me wonder if it's only as delicious as I make it seem because of the other bland cereal surrounding it, or is it because it's actually a taste of heaven for my taste buds? (as you can tell, Honey Bunches of Oats are my favorite cereal)

It's both! You can't appreciate the delectable oat clusters unless you have those exciting almonds, those plain flakes, those healthy whole-grain flakes, and those on-par frosted flakes. As in relationships, you need to have those exciting bursts of joy, plain moments, healthy arguments, and on-par compromises to really appreciate those amazing times with your partner. Granted, those bunches of oats actually make you salivate, and those amazing times actually make you jump for joy. (I guess both should make you salivate, shouldn't they?) You appreciate how wonderfully those oats are put together and those happy moments are, in it of itself. Though in my opinion, there is another aspect of fully being able to appreciate.

Appreciation comes from comparing, whether it be to those other flakes or to having no cereal at all. It's true that you don't really realize what you have until it's gone. Now take that as lightly or as seriously as you want, but in the general term, true appreciation is found through comparing. For example, you won't appreciate those oat clusters if you didn't have those other cereals around it to make those clusters EXTRA special. Also, if you didn't have any cereal at all, then you'd really miss those yummy clusters, wouldn't you? No other cereal compares to your favorite Honey Bunches of Oats. So in a sense, you need those other mediocre flakes surrounding those oat clusters to fully taste its deliciousness.

But don't get me wrong, there are definitely times when I get greedy and pick out all the clusters and eat them all at once. It's like an orgasm in the mouth... with the cereal, that is. ;)