“In the past, I used to think real love was anti-capitalistic.I believed love, as the modern world understood it, was an endless siege fueled by the impossibility of healthy co-dependence.One person always gave. One person always took.Selflessness and selfishness.I was wrong.Real love is unto itself. For every person, it’s different, and no one can presume to explain its complexity using mere words.For me, love comes down to the moments of pure, unadulterated happiness in your life.”

Renee Ahdieh
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