They say it’s better to have loved and lost. It’s a sentiment that I’ve debated many times in the last several years, and as time continues to pass me idly by, it’s one I’ve come to resent.
It’s not the sort of advise I find meaningful or helpful. Love is destructive. Love is demanding. It takes everything from you and ruins you for all eternity, because here’s the thing, once you’re in it — you...
Could these feelings she developed be something more than an innocent crush? She did not see the beauty in him initially, couldn’t see the strength in his character or the respect on his face.
But the first time he spoke to her, something clicked in her mind. He listened when she spoke, looked at her when she smiled, they said. “Is it real?” she asked. Or ...