“I would compare being in love with being on a roller coaster because whilst everything is heightened while you’re together, the same thing happens while you’re apart except things feel a bit more dim without your person. You snuggle up to go to sleep in a soft bed with warm blankets but they’re missing. You wake up and make some breakfast but you no longer need to keep reaching for two cups. You exchange messages but there are no kisses in between sentences. You get ready for the day in an outfit you love but they aren’t watching you in awe, telling you how good you look. You settle down to watch a movie but you have nobody to snuggle with or ask you one too many questions about the plot. You go for walks in the beautiful sunshine but your hand is cold from the absence of their fingers between yours and their arm around your waist. You no longer have to consult them about where or what to eat or what they want to do today. As much as you trust the people in their lives, you can’t help but feel jealous that they get to hear them laugh without appreciating the way they smile or the twinkle in their eyes that lingers for a while after. You cannot help but feel envious that while they are creating memories with your favourite person, all you can do is try to get on with your day without feeling like someone has stolen a limb but you can’t because as much as you love your life and the people that make it worthwhile, you just find yourself constantly and silently bleeding from how much you miss them.”

“Do you love me?”