We might imagine that the fear and insecurity of getting close to someone would happen only once, at the start of a relationship, and that anxieties couldn't possibly continue after two people had made some explicit commitments to one another, like marrying, securing a joint mortgage, buying a house, having a few children, and naming each other in their wills. Yet conquering distance and gaining assurances that we are needed aren't exercises to be performed only once; they have to be repeated every time there's been a break-a day away, a busy period, an evening at work-for every interlude has the power once again to raise the question of whether or not we are still wanted.
( Alain de Botton )
[ The Course of Love ]
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