Compare And Contrast Riding A Roller Coaster And Being In Love

Riding a roller coaster vs. Being in Love

“ It’s kinda like being on a roller coaster. If you don’t get on the ride you won’t experience the advantage.” (Mariah Carey) . Life is about experiences, whether it’s being in love or even riding a roller coaster. Without either, you will be left wondering what if. Some of these experiences are different but also relate at some point or in certain situations of life. For example, being in love or a riding a rollercoaster are similar in the way they make you feel, but have time spans. In the end, even if they are similar or different, each topic gives a person the necessary experience to learn things about life. Although they share the fact of giving a learning experience, they have different ways of doing so.

In fact, a roller coaster can be used as metaphor for love. The emotions you feel while in love resemble the ones you feel while riding a roller coaster. For example, before trying a new ride, one might feel nervous; also before being in love, you are getting to know a person and vice versa so you watch every move hoping you won’t make the wrong one. Hoping that your actions won’t cause the relationship to go left. This is another similarity between being in love and riding a roller coaster, they both go in different directions. Different rides move in multiple directions, up and down and all around. Love also has its ups and downs. Its ups being when you and your lover have just gotten over an argument or in the honeymoon phase of the relationship and the downs being when you think you spouse is cheating or if the relationship isn’t the same as before. There are similarities between riding a roller coaster and being in love, they also have their