Twilight: It's beautiful, isn't it?



Pinkie Pie: Yeah-huh!



Applejack: Eeyup.



Rarity: Undoubtedly.~



Rainbow Dash: Yep.



Fluttershy: Mm-hm.



Sunset: It sure is!~



*The 7 mares look at the sun for a while.*



Rainbow Dash: So, Twi... Still holding back on finding a special somepony?



Twilight: *sadly* Yeah...



Applejack: What's the matter, Twilight?



Twilight: I just don't know if I can handle it... I mean... That very first friendship lesson I submitted--about not valuing one friend over any other--really sticks with me. That little incident could've terminated all my new friendships, minus one, just after I made them. ...I don't ever want to be put through that again...



Rarity: Oh, Twilight, darling. That's ridiculous. Having a special somepony doesn't count as playing favorites! It just means that you're loving one pony just as much as any of us... yet, in a different way.



Sunset: I feel ya, Twilight. Romance is... one of the most complicated things that friendship can lead to. You spend enough time with a certain pony, and they start having this... "effect" on you. You smile whenever you see them, you feel this urge to always be close to them... and you realize that the tiniest mistake could drive them away forever.



Fluttershy: It IS a delicate thing... Rarity and I have seen so many movies and read so many books, where one pony does something that shatters the other, emotionally and mentally. And most of the time, it's unintended.



Twilight: You all know exactly what I'm talking about, then. I DO want somepony to hold me, maybe even begin a family with me. But... There's a chance that I end up stealing them from somepony who also loves them... or I end up not being there for somepony who also loves ME.



Pinkie Pie: You know what you should do, Twilight? Try befriending whoever's in love with your special somepony. That way, no matter who gets them, you won't have any ponies hating your guts. Aaaaaand…~ I'd say that your special somepony would do the same!



Twilight: …………….



Applejack: Listen, Twi... Ah know this worries ya. But ya gotta realize... The more you let yerself be afraid of somethin', the harder it'll be to prepare yerself fer it. Ah mean, Ah didn't hook up with Silverlay because Ah was afraid of the future, right?



Twilight: …?



Rarity: You'll never know unless you try, sweetheart. I'm disgusted with the way Prince Blueblood behaved, but it's better to know than to be left guessing. In fact... Once Spike grows up some more, I think I'd want to give him a chance. He is extremely romantic, after all...~



Fluttershy: I know what we said probably only worried you, Twilight... But if a wallflower like me can find a happy relationship, you can, too. Discord and I have been growing very, very close lately. And I noticed that Alice has taken a liking to my brother, Zephyr Breeze.



Pinkie Pie: I had no idea Cheese Sandwich and I would end up like being a half-n-half cupcake in an empty tray! ...I mean, the two of us have been teaming up to turn ponies' frowns upside-down with our parties. He blushes every time I say how cute he is, and he grins so big, he'd make a cragodile jealous!



Sunset: You never know who'll be your special somepony, Twi. Just look at Starlight and Sunburst. Those two make each other so happy... A bookworm and an arch-mage... Haha. And I still can't believe you gave up the chance at being with Flash Sentry so I could have him. I'm glad you did, by the way. He and I just can't wait until the next time we hang out. But still...! You didn't have to do that...



Rainbow Dash: The more time I spend with Soarin, the more I learn about him. No... the more we learn about each other. I'm really warming up to that goofball... See, it's all about opening up to each other. Your special somepony is somepony who'll always be there for you, and do anything to make you happy.



Rarity: No need to rub it in, Rainbow Dash!



Rainbow Dash: Oops. Sorry, Rare...



Sunset: We won't force you to find a coltfriend. ...Or a marefriend, if that's what you're into. Still, if you really plan on continuing your legacy... I'd say you're only doing yourself a disservice by waiting.



*Twilight sighs happily.*



Twilight: Thank you... all of you. I'm sorry this is such a hard subject for me. I just... I just don't want a new relationship to ruin the ones I already have. But if none of you have a problem with it... I guess I don't, either.



Applejack: That's the spirit, Twilight!



Rarity: And remember: No rush. No pressure. No worries.