The deadline, then, is a powerful tool.
Close off the vistas of indecision and force people to make up their damn minds or get to the point — never let them make you play on their excruciating terms.
Never give them time.
If a bird falls in love with a fish, where will they live?
Some connections are beautiful, but beauty alone does not solve reality. The bird belongs to the sky, and the fish belongs to the water.
Sometimes two souls can care deeply for each other and still struggle to find a place where both can truly belong.
Over the years I have gained a more grounded intuition through empirical self-examination as well as rational analysis. And although true in other aspects of life, the realm of love oscillates that inner compass in a more volatile and bizarre fashion.