“I started to see this common thread with callers. How love could make them miserable. How it could tear them to absolute pieces. And once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. I think I started waiting for it. Bracing myself for it. It felt easier that way.”
I saw this in the relationships of all of my friends. The reason why I never dated, and when finally I gave it a try, the mf proved this right even before starting.