

Love is recyclable, therefore it can be used again. In my mind, if he showed me the type of love that I was giving, that meant he actually saw ME. I was trying to portray onto him the type of love that I wanted him to give back to me instead of being okay with the love he was giving, which apparently was all he had to give. I remember asking myself, “Why can’t he just see me?” Seeing me meant all that I was trying to show him and be for him-for us. I was broken and trying to love from an empty place and I didn’t know it. I’m saying my love was not coming from a place of purity. I was trying to win him over with my love, to change him with my love.


This love I caught myself giving and wanting came from ego. The love I was expecting was not the love that I wanted. The last time, I stopped myself mid-sentence and instead asked, “Well, what kind of love were you giving?” I thought hard about it and came to three conclusions:ġ. I used to say to myself that I have yet to get the love I give. In my past relationship, I was guilty of asking for something that I was not. Love is infinite, therefore it can’t be measured.” - Shaunda Gallon Love is palatable therefore it should be acceptable. “Love is palatable, therefore it should be acceptable.
