“I pictured the couple we might someday become. And in my mind, in that moment at least, they lived happily ever after.” LoveRomanceRelationships Book:Out of Love Source: Out of Love
“This might sound sadistic but it’s true; people want to see their sadness reflected back at them because it makes them feel connected to something and connection is the best salve for sadness. The irony is we’re usually at our most disconnected when we’re grieving, either because we’ve lost the person we felt closest to or because we’ve withdrawn from others in order to protect ourselves from future pain, or to protect them from our “brokenness”. Sometimes, we even disconnect from ourselves, our bodies becoming battlegrounds as we wage silent wars upon ourselves.” LoveLossGriefSadnessIronyBreak Up Author:Hazel Hayes
“I wondered how much of the feeling of love is chemicals and cravings and dependency, and how much of the act of love is habit.” LoveRelationships Book:Out of Love Source: Out of Love
“We are both wounded in our own way and, like a pair of tectonic plates shifting over time, our wounds will gradually grate against one another’s, causing damage at a glacial pace. Neither of us will notice until it’s too late.” LoveRelationshipsBreakup Book:Out of Love Source: Out of Love