half of life is fucking up, the other half is dealing with it

1. How do you express apologies in your relationships? 

    I apologize, out loud or in writing. Saying I'm sorry doesn't make a person weak—it means they're courageous and honest. It also doesn't need to be complicated.

2. What does being loved feel like to you? 

    Some things are indescribable, and this question is a little bit strange. It's essentially the same as asking someone what it feels like to be human. Uhm, yes? Blue? 47? Quack? 

 

3. Is it possible to love someone forever? 

    yes 

4. What words do you most associate with love?  

        hope

         confusion 

          loss

    Try me again in 6 months or a year, and this may have changed. 

         

5. How do you balance personal space with intimacy? 

     it's not a question of balance, exactly. Each person in the world, much less in a relationship, likely needs or wants a slightly different ratio of those two states of being. The very definition of intimacy is personal. I can feel close to, intimate with, someone without needing to be in the same room or house or state as they are. For that matter, I've also felt quite distant from someone despite sharing a couch, or even a bed.

    I've lived by myself for a long time. Sharing physical space would be a big change. I do welcome the opportunity to become close with someone, though.  

    (This article gives a more structured analysis of this issue.) 

6. How do you overcome trust issues in a relationship? 

    good question. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to share.  

7. At what age do people typically start to understand love? 

    older than I am now, apparently 

 

[from here; the title quotation is from Henry Rollins]