Love is Obvious - by Lexi Brown - Big World, Cool Life

an ex-avoidant's exploration of love, in metaphors

How does love start? How does it grow? Where do the seeds of love get sown, and how do we find them again when it feels like love is playing an Olympian level game of hide and seek? I used to think of love as a trap. Love was a well-laid snare that catches you when you’re least expecting it. I wasn’t searching for love as much as I was watching my back in case it snuck up on me. I was like a deer trotting through the forest; the subtle crunches of leaves under Cupid’s boots were my warning bells and fire alarms. When love and I finally collided, it was like a car barreling towards my…

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