Only Love Can Hurt Like This

by Paige Toon

I do that, I’ve realized, make judgments about people, assume they’re thinking one thing when I’m often the one who’s getting it wrong.

“You didn’t outwardly. But there’s nothing wrong with knowing what you want in a partner and striving for it. Life’s too short. You’ve got to be honest with yourself about the sort of life you want, the sort of person you’d like to spend it with. As long as you’re kind to the people around you, which you are, you should be true to yourself.”