what strikes me is the assumptions piece, mostly because it’s the one nobody catches in the moment. you don’t realize you’ve built a whole narrative around someone’s silence until you’re already three weeks deep in resentment over something you never actually asked about. makes me wonder if assumption-as-self-protection is almost more common than assumption-as-laziness.
I loved your point about how love isn’t simply written in the stars. As much as we’d like to romanticize that idea, love does take effort and intention between both people. That’s a reality many aren’t willing to accept 🌧️
So true! It really takes two hands to clap
what strikes me is the assumptions piece, mostly because it’s the one nobody catches in the moment. you don’t realize you’ve built a whole narrative around someone’s silence until you’re already three weeks deep in resentment over something you never actually asked about. makes me wonder if assumption-as-self-protection is almost more common than assumption-as-laziness.
It’s like you’re writing from inside my brain ❤️
Two imperfect people choosing to grow alongside each other... Brilliant!
I loved your point about how love isn’t simply written in the stars. As much as we’d like to romanticize that idea, love does take effort and intention between both people. That’s a reality many aren’t willing to accept 🌧️
Lovely essay, loved and related to every line Teo <3
A very beautiful piece and eye-opening. I loved the line “love is choosing someone again and again even if it’s inconvenient”