The 3 Keys

I was driving to work this morning, and started thinking about a movie that I saw a few years back. It was the one where the girl was talking about giving her '3 keys' to her man. It was a big deal.

I don't think any 1 man has ever had my 3 keys, at the same time. Sure, dudes have had the house key. Dudes have had the car key. I may have even given out the heart key a few times. But never, that I can remember, has anyone ever had all 3.

Giving someone a key to anything is basically saying come and go as you want, you are trusted with that. I just don't think I was ever ready to see someone driving away in my car, and taking my heart with him. I feel like I have to protect something of mine. I just can't put myself wide out there like that--to give 1 single person access to run all through my life. To come in and out as he pleases.

Right now, I hold all my keys. None of my keys are out there. They have been. But men think that keys=power. I just don't know how comfortable I could be giving all of my keys out--or any of them for that matter... because when the relationship ends, there will no need to go key collecting.

I wonder if a man knows how important it is to get 'the keys'? Even thought I got 'em all for now, one day, I will wake up and realize that someone has all 3. At. the. same. damn. time. That scares me.