Saturday, August 23, 2025

Clasped between the palms

Romantic love is part biological imperative and part wish to be seen and appreciated for who we are. It is also the desire to cherish someone else deeply and almost join souls with them. At least this is the portrait we want to sell ourselves.

Many of us end up a little disappointed of course because we sometimes assumed the formula was fulfilled after the initial chemical reaction. If we didn't look sufficiently beyond it we found out the hard way about how multilayered it all is. 

Some people have told me they don't want to die alone and so they look for partners in their 50's and 60's not realizing that one does indeed die alone. There is more to the formula than just having someone at the bedside. 

People are the most complex animals on the planet which is why their mating habits are also affected by so many factors. Some look for attention that their parents didn't provide them or want to fix someone else and mold them into an image they have in their mind. 

The process is sometimes so complicated that it is like trying to keep water safely clasped within one's palms.

In other words, good luck with that.

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Clasped between the palms

Romantic love is part biological imperative and part wish to be seen and appreciated for who we are. It is also the desire to cherish someon...