We don’t have to be perfect

We don’t have to be perfect

We just have to feel what we feel For the whole of last year, I felt trapped. Trapped in a cycle of regret, hope, and despair. I had clung to an idea of how both the other person and I—and our relationship—should be, and what I absolutely “needed.” And clinging to...
Poverty in Relationships

Poverty in Relationships

Why love isn’t enough, and why a relationship and creating a bond aren’t the same thing. In a previous post, I wrote about the different faces of poverty. I didn’t address poverty in relationships directly, but rather spoke generally about a lack of connection that...