"to choose or not to choose" is that the question?

The 'fight' for ones heart has always been the chosen fight for centuries...
people seek to find love and people thrive in the 'fight' or the 'chase' that relationships and love possess. but in all seriousness, how much joy does "the chase" give someone?

Recently the barriers have opened in my life and I've been pushed into the ultimate 'chase'.
At one end of the race is the prize that i want to chase after...but... i can see that the road to the finish line is soo complicated and almost impossible to reach. and at the other end of the race is another option, although this prize is one that i don't particularly want. It still looks appealing and easy enough to reach.

There are two answers to my problem... but which one is the RIGHT answer?.
1. Go for the one you like more. If you can see a future in front of you then it shouldn't matter how complicated the road is before you get there.
2. Go for the realistic option. This is clearly more obtainable and sensible and your feelings are less likly to get hurt. You never know, your feelings might really grow for this person.

OH and i forgot to mention the 3rd question. This question umbrella's question 1 and 2 after they have been asked.
3. BUT WHAT IF?

What if i go for option 1 and i wasted all that time chasing and chasing, taking chance after chance, slowly trying to block out this issues and get my head in the game... and in the end the tortuse looses and is down in the dirt with out the prize.
Should i have gone for option two??

What if i go for option number 2? What if this starts out great. but you alwasy know in your heart that you picked second best. You try and be committed and dedicated to this relationship but your alwasy thinking about that clear obvious truth and with a big whopping time bomb staring you in the face all you can think of is 'how long will i have to endure this before i forget about option 1'.

to chase or not to chase?... to choose or not to choose?.

do i go for the chase or do i choose the end result?

Although many people will have a different optionions to which one i should choose. i am personally feeling like neither of them are making me truly happy. How can one be happy tip toeing around the cautions and problems and chasing after something that looks impossible... its soo frustrating after a certain point. How can someone be happy with choosing the prize and skipping the chase to find that you never truly wanted this prize anyway.

This chase or choose debate has been circling around and around in my head and any minute now my head is bound to spin off. All of this chasing that us teenagers call "The Game" is honestly tiring work. In the end is it worth it? does it ever work? maybe Ive just been fed some dodgy instructions on how to play this game, but right now all of this game playing, chasing and decision making has lead me to favour one particular decision. The desision to push each of these options aside and to start back at the begining of my race. to set my heart on a new goal and maybe, just maybe this one will be worth the effort i put in.

-Blake