/lit/ - Literature

>>12102657
I think I finally understood romantic love when I first started dating my gf, who'd I'd been friends with for a couple of years. I saw her making herself uncomfortable, being awkward, and taking risks that absolutely terrified her because she saw something of value in me that even I had trouble accepting. When you finally understand that, how unbelievably endearing it is when someone goes out on a limb and reaches out to you, you want to be vulnerable with that person too. When there's already a friendship built, you already know them too, and it becomes the foundation for something greater. It's this ultimate feeling of "I get it, you get it, and nobody else knows what we know." To love is to feel the emotions of another person as your own, to fail, to succeed, and to celebrate in life with them.

>>12103633
this too is excellent