love
To find a good relationship, you do not start by saying, “I want a relationship that looks like this”—that would be starting in the wrong end, by defining form. Instead you say, “I’m just going to pay attention to what happens when I hang out with various people and iterate toward something that feels alive”—you start from the context.
Henrik Karlsson • Everything That Turned Out Well in My Life Followed the Same Design Process
A first date was happening next to me. It was pretty painful to overhear them have absolutely nothing in common. What was worse was they weren’t curious about each other. I think all romance is an enduring curiosity for another person. (nix, valley of things unsaid)
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