I REALLY HATE when I’m talking about my desire for romantic love and someone says, “well love yourself.” Like shut the fuck up. Self love and romantic love do not replace each other. They do not fill the same void. And just because I wish there was someone in my life that made me feel special, doesn’t mean I don’t think I’M special. Fuck your projections. Regardless of HOW MUCH you love yourself, it doesn’t replace the energy, strength, commitment, and love that can come from another. As a general note, my feelings aren’t up for debate. I just wanted to vent.
Romantic love as I see it is when someone is placed in a position of priority by someone else. It is the being cared for, cherished, sharing of hearts, the actions of others who want to pamper and please you just because ....just to acknowledge the importance of you in their life and the joy of living each moment. It is drinking it all in drop by drop and emerging yourself in the wellbeing of another for as long as that moment lasts and giving and sharing the best of that time. Totally different from self love. Romantic love is the sharing of hearts. Just the thoughts of an old fool for what they are worth, and really feel bad for anyone that hasn’t learned the difference between the two and the desire to posses both!