Some words to live by…

[american_arcane]

Originally published at How to Crush Without Being Crushed. You can comment here or there.

“After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security, and you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises, and

Comments

[nofcna]

The next time another person asks me why we aren't married, I will send them this.

This passage has been floating around for a while, but ever since we got our domestic partnerships, I'm seeing it a bit differently - not just about self, but about ingrained societal pressures of their values on others.

[have_inner_lady]

That's lovely, Kier.