Decentering romantic relationships is important, while knowing I'm still a person who loves love + wants healthy partnership. So I feel for women who express that desire and are met with advice to "work on yourself" or "find friendship" and...who said they were lacking that?

Making your whole life and personality about finding or keeping a man is one thing. Desiring a type of love that is unique to the ones you already have existing in your life is another. I feel bad for people who express the latter and get treated like the former.

I feel like I have a lot more to say than tweets will allow lol. Going through the tumultuous ending of a marriage, living through a pandemic, and reaching new career/creative heights has me thinking about what a full, dynamic life looks like, so these thoughts are part of that.