Alone Is Alone, Not Alive
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Alone Is Alone, Not Alive
“Let’s say you have a wounded hand. Maybe it’s broken, has a gash in it, a burn – something painful. You’re sitting on a park bench one afternoon daydreaming of your perfect partner and yearning to be held, nurtured, loved, understood. Someone cute comes along and says, “I’ve been admiring you for a while. I’d love to sit here with you and get to k
... See moreWe blunt romance and passion with this constant calculation of risk, this paranoid scanning for threats, and by holding back to avoid being hurt. We encourage each other to be emotionally absent, unfazed, uncaring. We even call it empowerment! It’s not. It’s neuroticism. I think we are a generation absolutely terrified of getting hurt and doing all... See more
Freya India • Risk-Aversion Is Killing Romance - By Freya India - GIRLS
I didn’t expect The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis to hit so hard. https://t.co/EMX4DxlKAE