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Will Hard says that feeling of childhood love has been ever present and always familiar…

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Attempted Love

I have a friend.  I love my friend.  I have loved my friend for as long as I can remember. My love for my friend began as childhood love.  Unencumbered by action.  Only the pure feeling of love.  Somehow this … Continue reading →

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Michael Kelahan says the more I examine my own mind…

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Attempted Love

“The more I examine my own mind, the more romantic I find myself.” – Michael Kelahan, The World’s Greatest Love Letters

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Cecilia Grant says don’t you find that a terribly romantic idea…

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Attempted Love

“Don’t you find that a terribly romantic idea? Love stealing in to overtake two people who’d believed they were merely friends?” – Cecilia Grant, A Woman Entangled

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Robyn Donald says tenderness was a different story…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Falling in love was easy-when romantic attraction was combined with hungry, unsated desire, they formed a glamorous, glittering bauble as fragile as it was alluring, a bauble that could shatter as soon as it was grasped. Tenderness was a different … Continue reading →

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Criss Jami says I would rather a romantic relationship turn into…

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Attempted Love

“I would rather a romantic relationship turn into contempt than turn into apathy. The passion in the extremities make it appear as though it once meant something. We grow from hot or cold, but lukewarm is the biggest insult.” – … Continue reading →

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Deb Caletti says it starts so young…

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Attempted Love

“It starts so young, and I’m angry about that. The garbage we’re taught. About love, about what’s “romantic.” Look at so many of the so-called romantic figures in books and movies. Do we ever stop and think how many of … Continue reading →

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Shana Abe says I’m not the silly romantic you think…

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Attempted Love

“I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I … Continue reading →

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