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“Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you.
It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“There are two rumors about breaking up that I feel might be helpful to address here.
One is that breakups should be clean. The other is that you should only breakup when you're not in love.
The truth is, breakups are usually messy, the way people are messy, the way life is often messy. I's okay for a breakup to feel like a disaster. It doesn't feel okay, but I assure you it is okay.
It's also true that you can breakup with someone you still love. Because those two things are not distinct territories: love and not loving anymore.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“Have faith in yourself to know what's right for you. Whatever answer you need, it's inside you somewhere.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“What is it like to love this person who keeps breaking up with you, and then presumably coming back to you? What does your love with this person offer? Does it make you happy? Does it give you what you need to be a better person?”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“I think it’s true that the older you get, and I am very old, the more you see that being in love and breaking up have a lot in common.

Love is hard. Breaking up is hard. Love is dramatic. Breaking up is dramatic.

Which makes me think that a lot of the questions you have about breaking up might be better thought of as questions about the nature of the love you have with this girl.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“It's true that giving can be a part of love. But, contrary to popular belief, love should never take from you, Freddy.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“Of course, I know there are LGBTQIA activists out there who fought for centuries for me to have the right to fuck up like this”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“The truth is, breakups are usually messy, the way people are messy, the way life is often messy. It's okay for a breakup to feel like a disaster. It doesn't feel okay, but I assure you it is okay.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“Polyamorous or monogamous, your love should be a thing that brings something to you. It’s true that giving can be a part of love, but contrary to popular belief, your love should never take from you.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“I like the smell of strawberries, but not the taste.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“Seja poligâmico ou monogâmico, o amor deve nos trazer coisas boas. (...) O amor nunca deve tirar nada de nós, Freddy.”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“Como você se sente amando alguém que sempre termina e depois quer voltar? O que você ganha com esse amor? Você é feliz amando essa pessoa? Esse amor te ajuda a ser uma pessoa melhor?”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
“I think the older you get, and I am very old, the more you see that being in love and breaking up have a lot in common. Love is hard. Breaking up is hard. Love is dramatic. Breaking up is Dramatic. Which makes me think that a lot of the questions you have about breaking up might be better thought of as questions about the nature of love you have with this girl”
Mariko Tamaki, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me