Rant

Human beings are essentially extremely selfish people. Our instincts are hard wired to take care of number one: namely ourselves. We rarely think about the thousands of people dying as we gorge ourselves on fast food. It rarely crosses our mind as we speak that our words might hurt someone. It never occurs to us as we enjoy ourselves with our friends that there might be someone near us who is dying for a little bit of love and affection.

A little secret.

This may surprise you but ...

I don't think I'll ever fall in love. I'll force myself not to. It scares the shit out of me.

I don't think I am brave enough to give a part of me to someone, let someone into my head and my life. It is ... terrifying. I have seen and heard and read of so many bad things happening in love and marriage that ... I don't know, I just don't think I'd be willing to make the sacrifices involved.

I know fiction isn't a very good base to judge things on but after all, fiction is based on reality. Just because something's in a story book doesn't  mean it has never happened. Writers do draw inspiration from somewhere.