Modern Romance: A Framework for Cowardice and Deceit

Finding love is an act of bravery.

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The origin story.

I grew up in an atmosphere saturated in failure and desperation. The failures: inability to provide, inability to be honest about mental health, addiction, neglect alternating with enmeshment. The desperation: understand me, forgive me, accept me, know that I love you. In my…