"I Was Afraid of Worms, Roxanne! WORMS!"

[starpush]

I had dinner the other night with a friend who, sadly, is in the early stages of dealing with a breakup. She was with someone for about a year and as with anything that comes to an end there is almost always sadness even when you know it's for the best. As I personally navigate and, just as importantly, observe life and love, dating and whatnot

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[malchienne]

I wish we didn't hold the words so sacred. they are important & sacred, but I feel love for more people than I say it to. And they don't need to be with-held out of fear, they should be shared because sharing is about all we really have with each other. So much of the world is transactional, saying I love you should be our liberation from that and returning to a childlike state of open-ness. I see my boys at 6 and 8 still making those innocent connections with friends and not shying away from it, quite. I've only just started telling them I love them, I was afraid to be perceived as usurping territory belonging to their mom or dad, but I realized that I am quite fond of them and I let them know I had discovered I loved them.

[sepiashadows]

I enjoyed reading this, your advice and thoughts on "I love you" are beautiful and full of truth. Miss you, how have you been stranger?