You wade into<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s lukewarm,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u2019s nice<\/p>\n\n\n\n
enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You talk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and there\u2019s <\/p>\n\n\n\n
a connection,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a comfort of sorts,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and you are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
very much<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in need of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pattern<\/p>\n\n\n\n
forms itself<\/p>\n\n\n\n
really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially, it\u2019s easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A good fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then, over<\/p>\n\n\n\n
time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the discomfort <\/p>\n\n\n\n
sets in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The frustration,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the lack of air,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the breathing room <\/p>\n\n\n\n
mysteriously missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it\u2019s 3:02am<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and you\u2019re there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
by yourself,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in your bed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and it\u2019s just you <\/p>\n\n\n\n
there\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your truth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
is unavoidable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And you know<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that you always<\/p>\n\n\n\n
knew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was not it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in fact, this was never it,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it was simply a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lifeline, a bridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to the life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
imagined you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You wade into the water. It\u2019s lukewarm, comfortable. He\u2019s nice enough. You talk and there\u2019s a connection, a comfort of sorts, and you are very much in need of comfort. The pattern forms itself really. Initially, it\u2019s easy. Simple. A good fit. And then, over time, the discomfort sets in. The frustration, the lack of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[4,39,40],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contemplation","tag-hope","tag-reality-check","tag-uncomfortable-honesty"],"yoast_head":"\n