Except the reason why you're so afraid is because of how desperately you want to love.

[He drags the pen over the paper. More to move his hands than anything.]

People do not fear losing things unless those things matter. And when things matter, it hurts to not have them.

You can lie to yourself. You can pretend you can do without.

But the longer you go without, the more you have to break things to keep going.

You can put on a front. You can cover it up with things.

You can pretend sex is enough for intimacy. [He's seen enough sitcoms to know about that coping mechanism.]

You can talk without breathing so you never have to acknowledge the silence.

But the cracks will form, and sooner or later, something is going to shatter.