Maybe life is depressing because we insist on loving people who don't love us back, who care so little. What of those who have always loved us, even when it was not convenient for them? Most of us are looking for love in the wrong places, from the wrong people. Now that I think about it, it's clear that when it matters most, it's family that will be on our side, not a crush we have been pining after. Sometimes, being a little critical only makes me more cynical when it comes to romance, which isn't a good thing, clearly. And just like most things, there's usually a story behind it, mostly a broken heart. Why don't the people we love love us back?
What is heartbreak according to Brianna Wiest [[101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think]]
The deceitfulness of our hearts, and the deceitfulness of sin by John Owen [[Indwelling Sin by John Owen]]
Why do we even have crushes, does love lie in our power? [[I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris]]
 Love is in the long term, and so much may be required of us than we may ever be willing to give. What happened with other crushes? Why did you stop loving them? Are you sure you love her? Why do you think you would want to spend the rest of your life with her?
Is there someone better than you that she would be better of having, would you give her up? Are you worthy of her?
So what will we choose? When it counts, we choose mind over heart, reason over romance.
He who regards the wind will not sow...
Sometimes we need to take the risk, if a captain wanted his ship to be safe, he would keep it at the docks, but that is not where ships were build to be.
Sometimes despite the hurt we could ever bear, we choose to love. Because when we choose love, we choose vulnerability, we choose to be hurt, to be disappointed. Is it worth it though? That's where perspective from other people come in, people need to see sense on your behalf during the times when you can only see love and nothing else.
The heart know its own sorrows, and no one can share in its joy. [[Proverbs]]