Why we fear love
It is an extremely curious idea that love, the one thing that we crave the most and fantasize about in our time alone might frighten us. That all of us, to some degree operate with a fear of engulfment. The arrival of love should ostensibly always be a matter of celebration. Let us imagine, after a few months that circle into years, along comes what we might call a nice person. They're mature. They're kind. They ask questions and listens to our vents at the end of the day. So we dove in at high speed, bored of the usual banter regarding favorite colors or ice cream flavors. We quickly exchanged I love yous and even have mentioned marriage and the delicate conversation of children. So, as any new couple, they go on a number of excursions. Maybe the Angel Falls, a weekend getaway in Lake Como then a trip to Morroco. Introductions are made to friends from work, to a distant aunt, to a regular invitation to family parties, where their family become ours. There is laughter, the exc...
