love sucks

I am an overly emotional person. I say too much; care too little. I get angry too fast; cry a lot. I speak too loud; eat too fast. I push people away; and cry when they leave. I screw things up too often, and can never fix them. I am not the prettiest flower in the field, nor am I the tallest or the sweetest.

But I will love you, and every part of you there is to offer. I will see your flaws, and I will love them just as much as I love your strengths. I will be the one to kiss your lips awake in the morning, and sing you to sleep at night. I will love you so deeply that even the ocean would be jealous. I have many flaws; but loving you is not one of them.

\- Julie Martinez

Quote from <n>Mahmoud Darwish</n>'s <n>Memory for Forgetfulness</n>, translated by <n>Ibrahim Muhawi</n>.

A popular <n>Anxiety Meme</n> about overthinking communication.

A meme comparing the expression of love to a drawing of the <n>Mona Lisa</n>.

A scene of <n>Shinji Ikari</n> from <n>Hideaki Anno</n>'s 1997 film <n>The End of Evangelion</n>.

A still from <n>Chantal Akerman</n>'s 1977 film <n>News from Home</n>.

A still of <n>Jake the Dog</n> from the animated series <n>Adventure Time</n>.

The Indian population do not express love by saying "I love you". They express love in other ways. I think food is a very important way, when they cook for you a meal. To them that's love because they want to make sure you are healthy, you are ok.

“When you love someone, you can’t just tell them,” she said. “What do you mean?” her friend asked.

“If you say ‘I love you’, how are they supposed to understand? It’s like trying to comprehend the universe.

You have to show them quietly. A coffee. An extra day off. Room to stand under the same umbrella.

Take the universe apart and give them the stars.”