there’s something so attractive about someone who naturally takes the lead without making everything sexual. “come with me.” “eat first.” “give me your hand.” “we’re going here.” “go to sleep, you’re tired.” like??? why does being gently bossed around feel so intimate
Even platonically, I love people intensely. Intimacy doesn’t belong exclusively to romantic relationships. I’ll always respect someone’s boundaries, but I think some people are surprised by deep friendship because they’ve never experienced being loved simply because someone genuinely loves them. I don’t want anything from my friends. I just really, really love them.