“Have you ever been in love?” He asked.
“Ugh,” I groaned. “I love tech,” I revealed, “oh, and the Internet,” I confessed, “I LOVE the Internet!”
He looked disappointed. “You know what I mean,” he said.
I sighed. It’s hard to escape the long shadows cast by experiences and expectations.
“Love’s inscrutable!” I said, helpfully.
“Maybe I’ve never been in a relationship long enough for it to be love?” I asked the universe.
He tilted his head as if he were calculating something.
“What IS love anyway?” I asked. “Does love have to be an instant transcendence?”
“This isn’t going well”, I thought, his silence stood out like a curse in a cathedral.
“Let’s go to Dairy Queen!” I suggested, because that ALWAYS makes things better.
“I need an ice cream,” I said, as he looked ready to say something but didn't, “cake.” I finished.