Writers don’t get (to keep) the girl.

being a writer, i always get to hear a lot of statements from people. “oh, you’re a writer, getting girls must be so easy for you.” “if i start writing, can i get girls?” well, if you want an honest answer, yes. yes, writing does give you an upper hand. it’s because people, regardless of it being a male or a female, people appreciate other people who can understand and value depth. so yes, you do get a ‘tiny’ edge over those who don’t write.
but nobody tells you about the next part, the part ‘after’ you get the girl. well, let me tell you in two parts — for the writer, and for the person who has ever fallen in love ‘with’ a writer.
if you’re a writer: i’m sorry everybody leaves you. i know how beautiful it looks to the outside world to fall in love with a writer. but when they do, they end up leaving you. why? because you feel too much. because you are too much. because you need to stop taking things so seriously. strange, huh? they left you for the same reason they said they love writers in the first place. well, that’s how the world is. but i speak on behalf of this cruel world, when i say, “i’m sorry. you don’t deserve just better, you deserve the world. and i’m sorry this world hasn’t been able to give you that yet.”
to the person who has fallen in love with a writer: well, i know how you feel. sometimes you start to wonder, whether he even loves you, or you’re just a muse to him. when he stops writing because he tells you “you make me happy, that’s why i don’t write” that triggers you. you think to yourself, “wtf? he is so talented, and i just snatched away his talent from me.” i’m sorry you’re not able to understand that most writers write in pain, and when a writer is not writing, usually, it’s because they’re happy. i’m sorry this messed up logic is too messed up for you to be able to grasp it. yes, he did write about you when he didn’t have you. so i know it must feel offensive that he doesn’t even write at all, let alone write about you. yup, that’s how writers are. they don’t make sense to everybody, and so, they are not meant for everybody. and that’s why you leave. — so yeah, we writers do get the girl. but we don’t get to keep her for long.

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