You’re single because you know what you deserve and you haven’t found it yet. And you know that being with the wrong someone is often worse than being alone. You’re single because you just are. And frankly, you don’t owe anyone an explanation. You don’t ever owe the world an answer.
Catalog
Ari Eastman
You know I am a past of breaking and still call it beautiful.
Someone once told me it’s a bad thing to start suddenly speaking in tongues, but he knows that language better than anyone. I don’t understand a word, but thank God he does. Love is like the first cherry tree blossoming. Love is like the two of us taking turns biting the apple tree. Love is like our…
Sadness does not have a home in me when he’s around.
I don’t want to give up on us. Even when it gets tough. Even when we’re fighting and we’re both too stubborn to admit we were wrong. I want to always work it out. I never want to fall asleep mad. Life is so short and unpredictable. I know we’ll argue. That’s how it works. But I don’t want to let it…
You have loved before. There have been important people who carved initials into your heart. You have memories that I don’t expect to erase. I have them too. They were all valid. They all served a purpose. We don’t have to pretend we are each other’s firsts. We are each other’s now. To me, that’s so…
Maybe our goals will shift. Maybe our world views will expand. I never want you to feel stifled. I never want you to think I expect you to remain exactly the man I fell in love with. I want to grow with you. I want to fall in love with you again and again, including all the new parts of you.