How Freaking Romantic

by Emily Harding

My mom likes to say I was born angry.

same

I feel too much too often for that. It’s just that anger is such a useful tool against it all. Protection that ensures you’re always ready for the pain, that you can fend it off and walk away unscathed.

“I feel like I’m getting left behind by everybody I love,”

“Romance exists. It’s just so hard to define, we stopped trying and told ourselves we can buy it instead.”