Why Can’t I Love Anyone Now? Maybe I’m Not Too Old, Maybe I’m Just Done Choosing Wrong.
Sometimes I wonder if something in me has changed. I meet people. I talk to people. I notice the good things about them. I can appreciate someone’s personality, their kindness, their ambition, even their appearance. But that feeling I used to have, the excitement, the butterflies, the willingness to overlook things because I wanted something to work, doesn’t come as easily anymore. And sometimes I ask myself: “Am I too old to fall in love?” Maybe I’m not. Maybe I’m just tired. Not tired of love. Not tired of companionship. Not tired of having someone beside me. I’m tired of choosing people who make me question whether I am enough. As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that my idea of love has changed completely. When I was younger, I probably thought love was about chemistry, attraction, excitement, late night conversations and that feeling of not being able to get someone out of your head. Now? I think love is much quieter. It is consistency. It is emotional safety. It is some...