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Mahmoud Owies's avatar

Amazing!!

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Abbey Rachel Beth's avatar

Thank you Mahmoud!

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Allen Kwon's avatar

Wow, the boat analogy is so good. Definitely gonna be thinking about who’s actually rowing with me (and when it’s just me, making it count anyway).

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Abbey Rachel Beth's avatar

Yay! 🥰 love this.

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Mohammad Masroor Addin's avatar

This whole boat metaphor hits differently because it's not about being abandoned it's about recognizing when someone simply isn't rowing in the same direction. It's so easy to fall into that trap, postponing experiences because they were meant to be shared, saving up life for some future partnership.

The question "What would you do if you knew for sure that nobody was coming?" is brutal in the best way. It cuts through all the hypotheticals and gets to the core of what you actually want, not what you think you should want or what would look good to others. It's terrifying and freeing at the same time.

I love that this isn't bitter or defensive about being single rather it's genuinely excited about the possibilities. There's this sense of finally having permission to make choices based purely on what lights you up rather than what fits someone else's timeline or vision.

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Abbey Rachel Beth's avatar

Exactly! I purposely left ‘not being in the boat’ up to the reader’s interpretation. I’m so pleased this resonated with you Mohammad.

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Ulysses Santillan's avatar

Thanks for the read. Every notion has meaning. Enjoy the day.

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tith's patel's avatar

You glow different — like a sunset that doesn’t ask to be noticed. It just is.

🥰💗https://tithsvillagediaries.blogspot.com/2025/07/kersey-village-suffolks-timeless.html

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Partheshwar's avatar

Modern romance is trauma flirting with compatibility, dressed in astrology memes.

We know how to want.

But not how to witness.

We crave the fire,

but leave before the warmth matters.

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