Guys are like candy. They come in all shapes, sizes and flavors. For instance, have you ever bitten into a piece of candy that looks really good on the outside, but had that nasty gooey stuff in the center that made you throw it away? Have you ever been on a date when you wish you could throw the guy away? Some types of candy aren’t as noticeable as the first kind of chocolate I described and they don’t catch your attention right away, but once you sink your teeth into it, it’s the best candy you’ve ever had. Remember those hard candies that you always wanted to chew and you couldn’t, but once you got to the soft center, it was all worth it. Most guys work the same way. Some look good, but end up being garbage. Others don’t look like much but end up being the best thing for you. For many guys, it’s hard to get them to open up, but once you do, you see a whole different person. The trick is to learn what type of candy a guy is like before you “taste” him.
     When you’re choosing candy, you can tell right away what some will be like. With caramels, for instance, you can tell what is on the outside and the inside. Others, like with chocolates, you don’t really know until you taste them. With guys, you will be able to tell what they will be like just by looking at them. Usually, you need to get to know them or “sample” them, to find out who they really are. Watching how they act around their parents isn’t going to give you a good idea, overall, how they will act. When you’re not sure what is inside a piece of chocolate and want to find out, you cut into it. Try to get an idea of what a guy is like on the  inside.
     When you go to the store and pick out a hard candy, like gobstoppers, the non-chewy kind, you can’t bite into it right away. You’ve got to wear it down until you can break through the outer layers and get to the soft, sweet part of the candy. Guys can be like gobstoppers. You have to get them to trust you and break down their walls before you can get to the good, sweet part of a guy. It might take awhile, but it’s worth it.
     Although most guys have a soft center somewhere, a few have self centers instead. These are like jawbreakers. No matter how hard you work at it, you won’t ever be able to bite into it. They won’t let their walls be broken down for anyone. These guys are hard and usually distant. Just like jawbreakers, you’ll try forever to wear them down, and you will never accomplish anything. If you try to bite into one, you will end up in pain.
     I had a friend who used to be more concerned about how a guy looked than what he was really like. She had many boyfriends, because she never found the one she wanted. She either got sick of the guys, or they got sick of her. She thought that she was in love with each of the boys, but she only ended up alone. What I tried to tell her is that you have to know what kind of person, or candy, a guy is before you ever get involved with him. Guys aren’t always what they seem. Those “chocolates” that look so good can sometimes end up making you want to throw up. Look inside a guy to find out what type of candy he is, then decide whether or not he is worth getting a “taste” of. Guys are like chocolates, you never know what they really are until you get one to open up.