There’s this presumed idealistic view of what a black relationship is supposed to look like. People are always looking at you and critiquing your relationship to determine if you’re beautiful enough to be together.
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Those who believe in the power of astrology often find themselves overthinking about the type of people they are meant to love.
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Reuniting and settling down with the person on the receiving end of our first genuine “I love you” is a sweet thought. In the chaos that is one’s often lifelong experience with love, dating, and sometimes marriage, defaulting to the partner who introduced us to all these feelings may seem like a scenario straight out of a dream.
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Imagine Mac DeMarco playing in the background as you try to figure out the boy who does not want to be figured out.
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Sometimes… you wallow in that post-breakup mess for a little too long, turning into someone you never thought you could be.
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You might not even realize you’re in a game until you’re too far in for things to end fairly.
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I was adamant that I would keep up the pictures of my old relationship. I felt like it was an important part of my life that had been generally good—why would I want to erase that?
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“I feel like we try to make first times so big and make them more important than they have to be…”
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“Maybe we could be each other’s soulmates. And then we can let men be just these great, nice guys to have fun with.”
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We all like to think it is easier than we all believe to become so consumed with someone; you believe they are bigger or smaller than they truly are.
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Time and time again, a bisexual person is considered “gay” if they are with someone of the same-sex and “straight” if they are with someone of the opposite sex.
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My relationship followed the typical pattern of emotional abuse—immense love and praise followed by intermittent periods of uncertainty and dislike.
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Every time someone looked me in the eyes and said, “You guys make me believe in love,” I smiled and laughed automatically, like I was acting out a part in a play I had rehearsed so well.
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I was quirky and cute, but I was a emotional mess all around. A mess that fake-friends grew tired of, but guys thrived on and romanticized.
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“I avoided talking to him about [politics] because I knew it would cause problems.”
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...it’s not uncommon for singles to put on their rose-colored glasses anyways and wind up in relationships with people whom they would’ve never even considered before.
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Even if you choose to dismiss the rich historical context surrounding racial fetishization, the fact remains: it is everywhere.
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"In a time that seems like love is not as easy to find (and keep) as it once was, it’s a relief to see that enduring relationships still exist..."
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