Love the One Who Feels Your Absence, Not the One Who Needs Your Presence

Don’t Love Me Because It’s the Practical Thing to Do

Don’t Love Me Because It’s the Practical Thing to Do

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Don’t leave me.

I might have been moved by the words, just a little, if it wasn’t for what followed them.

I don’t want to live with my mother. I can’t afford to live on my own. It just makes more sense to share space.

Not a single word was uttered about actually wanting me t…