greetings from your neighborhood sick bitch

i need to know... does anyone else view love and relationships from a really analytical viewpoint? the way people talk about falling deliriously in love to the point of blindness has never made a lick of sense to me. people tend to show you who they are early, even if it’s only hints. when people change, it’s noticeable and there’s always a reason why. ignoring who a person has shown you they are to validate your love for them just... makes no sense. if i’m choosing to keep someone in my life, it’s almost never just been “because i love them so much that i’ll excuse anything.” i’ve made a decision based on the fact that they ultimately are capable of change (if they need to change), and their pros outweigh their cons. also, the cons are never huge things that are forcing me to compromise myself, my morals, or my wants in life. they are someone that i love, genuinely, but (almost as importantly) they’re the person i see helping me meet my end goals in life. am i insane???