Status Updates From Das Wörterbuch der Liebenden

fraught, adj. Does every “I love you” deserve an “I love you too”? Does every kiss deserve a kiss back? Does every night deserve to be spent on a lover? If the answer to any of these is “No,” what do we do?

There is an accuteness in those dictionary entry style bits of relationship observation.

I just read some of this as I go about my work business.

I just read some of this as I go about my work business.

I think I chose to re-read the wrong Levithan novel for the season...oh, well.

Really liking this so far. So glad the BF and I did presents early.

breathtaking, adj.
Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour
before we say a single word.

breathtaking, adj.
Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour
before we say a single word.

There has to be a moment at the beginning when you
wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with
the feeling of love itself.
If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it —– you’re done.

stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back.

flux, n. The natural state. Our moods change. Our lives change. Our feelings for each other change. Our bearings change. The song changes. The air changes. The temperature of the shower changes. Accept this. We must accept this.

I can already tell this one has major re-reading potential.

Only got this out yesterday afternoon and almost finished - such an unusual read that keeps you gripped on til the very end... I DON'T WANT TO FINISH IT!
=)

"The key to a successful relationship isn't just in the words, it's in the choice of punctuation. When you're in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations."

New favorite word: Avant-garde.

"The first three nights we spent together, I couldn't sleep. I wasn't used to your breathing your feet on my legs, your weight in the bed. In truth, I still sleep better when I'm alone. But now I allow that sleep isn't always the most important thing." <3

"I never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if I'm already too late."

"We were painting by numbers, starting with the greens. Because that happened to be our favorite color. And this, we figured, had to mean something."

"Love is one kind of abstraction. And then there are those nights when I sleep alone, when I curl into a pillow that isn't you, when I hear the tiptoe sounds that aren't yours. It's not as if I can conjure you there completely. I must embrace the idea of you instead."

"Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling. Everything else will be measured by it."

love, n. I’m not going to even try.

"Sometimes desire is air; sometimes desire is liquid. And every now and then, when everything else is air and liquid, desire solidifies, and the body is the magnet that draws its weight." Loving this so far.

celibacy, n. n/a

Sometimes it becomes a contest: Which is more stubborn, the love or the two arguing people caught within it?

But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was: "I don't normally feel this good about what I'm doing."

Cannot compute. Is this a gay couple or a hetero couple? "I" is obviously male. Can't tell who "you" is.

quick read; not chronological; meh

I know this book is different but that is exactly what I find refreshing about it. I feel as if I'm watching a Nora Ephron movie as I read. It's witty and sweet. And it's also a quick read!

f l a w l e s s

So glad I was convinced to read it.

Quite sweet so far.