I honestly think relationships in general would be healthier, in general, if we didn’t believe they should last forever.
When the default is “forever” and shorter relationships are seen as a failure, we miss out on a lot. We stay in relationships that don’t work because they’re not “bad enough” to leave, as though not wanting the relationship anymore isn’t a good enough reason. We deny ourselves happy memories, saying “If it doesn’t work now, our love then wasn’t real.” We pass on relationships we know would be short, because if it doesn’t last forever, what’s the point in joy in the moment?
An ending isn’t a failure. It’s an ending. Most relationships have them. What would our relationships be like if we stopped focusing on our fear of endings and started focusing on what we – and our friends, partners, and family – need right now?
hey if you ever tell someone they’re stupid for getting an arts degree do me a favor and
-never watch a movie or play again
-never watch tv or Netflix again
-never listen to music again
-never watch a recital again
-never look at another painting, photo, or statue
-never play a video game again
-never read a book again
and return to your judgmental ass Puritan lifestyle
theluminouscosmos 