Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less.
And so she shuddered away from the threat of his enduring love. What did he mean? Had she not the power to daunt him? She would see. It was more daring than became a man to threaten her.
Observing human variety can give pleasure, but so too can human sameness.
I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible.