Infatuation is touted as a glorious time of discovering a person.  However, I believe that infatuation involves designing a person; in essence, founding a relationship on an illusion that is destined to unwind.  It is no coincidence that after three to six months, the time necessary to stop lying to ourselves about the true nature [...]

I’ve recently come to the realization that the reason losing someone hurts so much isn’t the loss itself, but the inevitable love-swell that occurs.  If it’s truly giving that is a greater blessing than receiving, the love we once gave freely stays with us.  It begins to well up within us with each memory and [...]

I guess it somewhat follows that a romance cynic would be a break-up idealist. I’ve never been one to avoid my exes or whoever else I’ve been involved with; instead, I’ve put forth a lot of effort into transitioning the relationship into a friendship. But as soon as I began thinking that perhaps it isn’t [...]