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1. Let's install some fail-safes You have to convince yourself that this is really what you want If you aren't gay, pretend you are If you are gay, pretend you're not I guarantee you will not fall in love 2. Pick the sweetest person Someone your parents will approve of Someone who is so perfect for you that you just don't understand why you're sitting alone right now If you're not voted cutest couple for the yearbook, you can't possibly be in love, right? Too many people are watching 3. Try to love them Try to give yourself a textbook relationship Go on dinner dates And watch scary movies so you can cuddle up together Argue about why you should definitely pay "because it's romantic" Blow out the candle when she's not looking 4. Stop taking off work on Friday nights It was never going to work, anyway, so why bother getting attached? When you realize that they love you, And you are still sitting there alone, that's when your heart breaks When you realize you can walk away and be unchanged Because how could you possibly walk away from two entire years with another human being and not feel something Your heart's going to break anyway, just because it didn't.
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May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018 at 9:26 PM UTC
How to Fall in Love Without Falling in Love
1. Let's install some fail-safes You have to convince yourself that this is really what you want If you aren't gay, pretend you are If you are gay, pretend you're not I guarantee you will not fall in love 2. Pick the sweetest person Someone your parents will approve of Someone who is so perfect for you that you just don't understand why you're sitting alone right now If you're not voted cutest couple for the yearbook, you can't possibly be in love, right? Too many people are watching 3. Try to love them Try to give yourself a textbook relationship Go on dinner dates And watch scary movies so you can cuddle up together Argue about why you should definitely pay "because it's romantic" Blow out the candle when she's not looking 4. Stop taking off work on Friday nights It was never going to work, anyway, so why bother getting attached? When you realize that they love you, And you are still sitting there alone, that's when your heart breaks When you realize you can walk away and be unchanged Because how could you possibly walk away from two entire years with another human being and not feel something Your heart's going to break anyway, just because it didn't.
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May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018 at 9:26 PM UTC
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