@Casheyane Maybe pain is the price people pay for loving sincerely. But I’d still choose a heart capable of deep love over one that feels nothing at all.

Love that reaches the soul always leaves traces behind.

@Bleak Agreed. But I want both. :) If we could help it, if we could ask for it, or better if we don't have to ask at all. The grace of being able to love and the grace of being loved. How wonderful life is with those two things alone.

@Casheyane It really does sound beautiful. A love where both people naturally love and choose each other without having to ask for it feels incredibly rare these days, which is probably what makes it so precious.

@GoFish Romantic wise, yeah, that sucks.

But on the matter of reciprocity, someone opened my eyes to something. Like, just because we don't feel loved by someone doesn't mean they don't love us. Just that maybe we have expectations that they couldn't keep up with because for some reason, they can't.

To be real, it's a hard concept to grasp for someone like myself who learned to overcome my own barriers to go beyond for things I find worthy. But...in a way, in way, I guess the thought of that ends up like comfort.

Like that person loves. Just that...it didn't feel like it to me at some points.