Tears don't hurt like the ache does.

Resolute finally. Acceptance of something your head knew, but the heart couldn't face. Tears, & then the ache, which I sincerely doubt will ever fully stop..

You set your heart too much on frivolous things and then crash down into despair when you don't get them.

Totally. Chloe Sullivan is *reporter*!!

You just think that you love me.

The first time hearing this, I had no idea to the exact meaning... the context was relative to my beloved inspiration for this blog. Now, complete understanding.. Waiting.. waiting.. & you finally accept the reality. The truth.

My favorite perfume!

That is exactly what he should be!

The sun is shining & it's a "pink" day! Exactly how it should be, & he is as well.

I thought we were kindred spirits..

Intense, pain, tears, finally the truth. Incredibly sad, but trying to focus on anything positive. "pink & green"

Where do I go from here?

My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes. That's a sentence I read once and I say it over to comfort myself in these times that try the soul.

You'll have better sense some day, I hope..

So, yeah.. 8 years & the patience is beyond not a virtue. Not that I had lots of it to begin with. (as one of my fav peeps often reminds me.) So when should you give up? walk away? What if you can't? Does hope against all odds qualify as being "patient"??