“I could talk endlessly about certain people. I keep them safe in my heart of hearts, proud to broadcast memories of them to everyone I encounter. And then there is you. When anyone brings up the shadow of your name, I become tense, like rock that has been without water for too long. I become quiet, filled with a blur of remorse that should have been voiced but wasn’t. I try not to flinch as I wait for the pain in my hollow chest to subside, but it forever remains, stirring whenever my thoughts accidentally stumble upon you.”
since the day I heard an older man say “relationships thrive when you are always trying to out-serve each other” I have never, ever forgotten it.
relationships thrive when you are always trying to love the other person more than they love you. in every way.
it’s so selfless.
and it’s safe to be as selfless as possible because you know they are doing the same and there’s no doubt that you’ve got each other.
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The problem was that I craved intimacy to the same degree that I detested commitment.
- Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking (via noorshirazie)
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