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the true shape of a thing - by Ava - bookbear express

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Shortly after my friend’s long-term relationship ended, he met someone who made him feel all the things he wanted to feel. Almost instantly, he was sure about her; she, however, was not so certain about him. Or rather: she was sure she felt the connection, but her own life was complicated; she was contemplating getting back together with her ex, and besides, she wasn’t sure how serious of a partnership she was looking for, anyway. He felt desire, and a deep uncertainty that felt nearly unbearable at times while he waited to see if she would choose him.1 Around the same time, my other friend met a girl who he couldn’t get off his mind. She didn’t seem obviously interested in him, though they knew each other at parties and bumped into each other all the time. Eventually, he started explicitly trying to ask her to hang out one on one, and after one of these hangouts, they kissed. He wasn’t sure she was the right person for him—she had a very different relationship timeline and a more cons

Emil Nolde, Wheat Field, 1900 Shortly after my friend’s long-term relationship ended, he met someone who made him feel all the things he wanted to feel. Almost instantly, he was sure about her; she, however, was not so certain about him. Or rather: she was sure she felt the connection, but her own life was complicated; she was contemplating getting back together with her ex, and besides, she wasn’t sure how serious of a partnership she was looking for, anyway. He felt desire, and a deep uncertainty that felt nearly unbearable at times while he waited to see if she would choose him.1 Around…

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