the reciprocity paradox: if love seeks to be returned, is it love—or the desire to be loved?
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the reciprocity paradox: if love seeks to be returned, is it love—or the desire to be loved?
platonic intimacy, pushing the vulnerability boulder, and WHAT IS LOVE? (baby don't hurt me!)
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So I was reading this Substack article about stop living with the expectations while also not leaving with your fantasy :
and i came across this
“This isn’t another voice trying to fix you or fix your future. I’m just offering a moment. A reflection. A small truth I’ve learned the hard way: don’t chase the idea of love.
Don’t build your identity
... See moreSeldom does this search take the form of asking the really important question: What can I make of myself that would make me worthy to give and receive such love? We want to bask in the warmth of devotion that overlooks, even indulges, our failings. Apart from our mothers, this pleasure can be a little hard to find—or to maintain over time. What I
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