I hate stories.
The Grand Gesture teaches us that boundaries don't matter as long as you feel strongly enough. It teaches us that love is a problem to be solved with spectacle, not consistency. I also hate the meet-cute. You know the one: The girl drops her groceries; the guy slips on a banana peel; their eyes meet over a spilled latte. i hate luv storys
I hate love stories because they have set the bar so impossibly high that real love feels like a failure. We are all out here feeling inadequate because our partner didn't hire a flash mob for our anniversary, forgetting that they did remember to buy the lactose-free milk, and that is frankly more impressive. I love the anti-love story. I hate stories
We aren't looking for partners anymore. We are looking for supporting actors in the biopic of our lives. And that is exhausting. The love stories I hate never show the Tuesday afternoon. I also hate the meet-cute
I love the romance of a clean bathroom and a paid bill.
So no, I don't hate love. I hate the cheap, plastic, shiny version they sell us on the screen. I want the messy, un-cinematic, real version.