Somebody always has to care more. This is the unfortunate cardinal rule of how relationships function. If one person didn’t care a teeny bit more than the other, no one would ever get asked out. Or proposed to. Or counseled back from the brink of divorce. Someone always has to put in a tiny bit more effort than the other party is offering. Throughout the course of your life, you’re going to be on both sides of the situation at least once. You’re going to be loved by someone who you just kind of like. You’re going to be head over heels for someone who essentially thinks you’re okay. And I can
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