This piece is not designed for this particular moment in your journey. If you were recently betrayed, discarded, or harmed by someone you loved and trusted, you do not need a theological treatise examining Greek deities and their relationship to modern dating advice, because what you need right now is simply to feel what you feel without someone attempting to transform your grief into a lesson or your pain into a teaching moment.

Let's talk about the words people use to make you feel like your existence is a problem. "You're intimidating." "You're too intense." "You're too much." "You're being dramatic." "You need to chill." "You're too sensitive." "Can't you just be easy?" If you've heard any version of this especially from people you wanted connection with, people you were vulnerable with, people you thought were safe here's what actually happened: You had needs. You expressed desire. You set a bo