Nobody talks about the slow part. Everyone talks about the beginning. The chemistry. The way he looked at you that first night like he had been waiting to meet you. Everyone talks about the end too. The breakup. The crying in the car. The playlist you could not listen to for six months. But nobody … Read more
Nobody prepares you for this specific kind of hurt. Not your friends. Not the internet. Not the self help books that talk about breakups like they always happen in official relationships with clear beginnings and proper endings. Nobody sits you down and says hey if you fall for someone who never commits to you it … Read more
You already know something is off. Maybe you’ve been talking to him for three months and still don’t know what to call it. Maybe you’ve been spending every weekend together and he still hasn’t brought up being exclusive. Maybe you’re lying in bed right now wondering why someone who clearly likes you won’t just commit. … Read more
There’s a specific kind of pain that comes with a situationship ending and it doesn’t have a name yet which is part of why it hurts so much. You can’t call it a breakup because you weren’t together. You can’t explain it to your friends without hearing “but you weren’t even officially dating” which somehow … Read more