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Amatonormavity
what is love?
love is what makes us human, right?
We’ve all heard the storied
prince charming kisses the girl
they live happily ever after
love is what makes us human
everything we’re taught tells us this
every book we read-
girl falls in love with guy
guy falls in love with girl
no matter what happens in the middle
they will get their happy ending
because love is what makes us human
but why is love inherently romance?
why are those considered interchangeable?
why is it said that if you reach the age of thirty without dating anyone you’ve lived a loveless life?
is it not love the first time a mother holds her child?
is it not love when a group of friends sit together in the sunshine, their laughter mixing with the bird song, creating a cacophony of music?
isn’t all this human?
when i say the word ‘love’ the first thing that may come to mind is a couple out on a date.
a happy laughing couple out on a date taking a walk, eating at a restaurant, in a movie theater
this is not the only form of love
yes, love is what makes us human
our love for ourselves
our love for what we do
our love for our people, our friends, our family
our love for our pets
our love for the environment or money or achievements
this is also love. this is what makes us human.
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Everything around us is hyper romantic. Every movie or tv show always has a romantic subplot, every book seems to have a love triangle, and even walking through a school hallway, everything seems catered towards amatonormavity.