But I had a dating cycle: go on a date, feel utterly disappointed by said date, question if I’d ever find love, and then enter my romantic comedy, lover-storyland hibernation where I convinced myself that if love existed in films and books, then those stories must’ve been inspired by real love stories too. (Right?) Within a few months, my love for romance had built up again and I reentered the dating apps. Rinse and repeat.
