Love is a 4-Letter Word

Love used to be this thing that I accepted in small doses. I took what little was on offer, always hoping for more and never asking for it…

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Love used to be this thing that I accepted in small doses. I took what little was on offer, always hoping for more and never asking for it or demanding it or questioning how very little was parceled out to me. I had learned that love was conditional.

Of course, I would look for the strings, and because I wanted to keep …