Sometimes love has to put boxing gloves on and be tough in order to survive. Sometimes, you have to do the harder thing-- the thing where you let someone grow on their own.

“I do not give a rat's front teeth about decorum right now," my father enunciate…”

“Give me another chance," I ask urgently. "I will do anything that you want me t…”

“I don't want to start over again," she says slowly. "I like what we had. I don'…”

“I roll my eyes. 'Are you trying to find some sort of reason that I've become su…”