Most relationships begin as a gallery opening. We hang our best selves on the wall: the funny anecdotes, the polished hobbies, the edited version of our past. We laugh at jokes we don’t find funny. We hide the fact that we cry during car commercials or that we still sleep with a childhood stuffed animal.
To ask for "truly, madly, deeply" is to ask for a love that is honest, chaotic, and profound. It is terrifying because once you say those words, you cannot take them back. You cannot be half-in. truly. madly. deeply
If "truly" is the truth and "madly" is the fire, "deeply" is the root system. Most relationships begin as a gallery opening