Why do we feel the need to be perfect or constantly prove ourselves,...

Why do we feel the need to be perfect or constantly prove ourselves, even in simple conversations? There is nothing wrong with sharing our feelings. It’s actually a way of creating a genuine connection.

emiliush

Dating culture has somehow made nonchalance aspirational. Don’t text too much. Don’t seem too interested. Keep your options open. Be chill. Unfortunately, I hate what-ifs more than I fear looking interested. I wrote about dating fatigue, closing doors without knowing what was behind them, and the possibilities we keep alive just because nobody has disproved them yet. Featuring old Marina & The Diamonds, who probably should not have been entrusted with my romantic philosophy. Are you more afraid of caring too much, or wondering what would’ve happened if you had?

towfiq

Confessions to the moon The most intimate thing, for me, is not kissing you, nor holding you. It's talking to you about myself. If I give you my body, I can take it back. But if I give you my thoughts, it's like giving you a piece of my heart. And when you leave, you take with you the deepest part of me — the one I'll never get back.

anseo

Ironic that the adrenaline experience my friends had booked me months and months ago landed exactly when I was signed off for burnout and told to rest 🥴 I did the skydive anyway. I figured in years to come I won’t remember how cooked my brain felt at the time, I’ll just remember hurtling to Earth at 125mph like a fuckin’ dart.

quebecossais

I proposed to @le_alex on the dancefloor at the after hours (completely spontaneously and not realizing it was EXACTLY 1 year since we met) and he said YES!!!