Look at Her Properly

When we are in love with someone, we observe everything about them. We notice every little thing. What bothers them. What makes them happy. What irks them. We try to learn them, one day, one moment at a time. We are so consumed by them that even our thoughts are filled with them. We replay the moments we spend together, interpreting what their actions might have meant. Then we stop doing that. There comes a point when we have them, and we stop noticing them. We no longer pay attention to their mannerisms. We don’t stare at their lips while they speak, thinking about kissing them. We no longer look them in the eye as they talk. From being an absolutely attentive listener, we become someone who listens out of duty. We also stop trying to interpret their gestures. And even when we do, we almost always misunderstand them. This is saturation. We have too much of someone, and our minds become saturated. There is no longer any novelty in them. And then we wonder where the spark has gone. You…