against narrative
There’s one model of the world that goes something like: platonically and romantically we fall in love with people, and then we fall out of love with them. Romantic relationships end. Friendships drift apart. It’s very sad for some period of time, but everyone involved recovers and moves on.
There’s another model of the world that goes something li... See more
There’s another model of the world that goes something li... See more
Ava • do we ever get over things?
How do I go on when the person I love most in the world is in love with someone else? Someone tell me the solution, he thought, so I don’t have to play this losing game all the way through.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
If you feel haunted by the loss of a relationship, you are not upset because someone is no longer in your life. You are mourning one idea you had about what your future would look like, and what it means about you that one person you saw in it is no longer there. The idea that you can “lose” a relationship comes from the idea that you can also “win
... See moreBrianna Wiest • When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
I’m always thinking about that Raúl Zurita quote that people put on Tumblr: Toda declaración de amor es urgente porque vamos a morir [every declaration of love is urgent because we’re going to die]. In real life, obviously, you cannot declare love to just anyone. You have to go with the flow, wait on other people’s time, accept their ambivalence, t... See more