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Updated 3 weeks ago,April 9, 2025
Somebody always has to care more.
This is the unfortunate, cardinal rule of how relationships function.
Or counselled back from the brink of divorce.
Youre going to be loved by someone who you just kind of like.
Youre going to be head over heels for someone who essentially thinks youre okay.
And I can almost entirely assure you that youre going to loathe the latter situation.
The last thing this world needs is one more indifferent person.
Youll want to shout at them.
Im smart and adorable and my jokes are well-timed and my hair looks fantastic today.
You will resolve to care less.
You will strive to inhibit the most basic emotional response possible to a situation that you are happy about.
And you know what?
Being the one who cares less makes us feel cool and suave.
But never anything more than that.
It cant even begin to compare with the excitement of meeting someone you are CRAZY about.
Someone who lights up your day with every subtle interaction.
Someone you cannot wait to see again.
I know its a trial to be the one who cares more.
Just be the freaking person who cares more.
Be the person you wish you were dating.
If youre sick of the game then stop playing it.
If youre tired of the bullshit, then cut it.
Because the last thing this world needs is one more indifferent person.
If youre the only one left with passion, then use it.
Use the hell out of it.
Go out with the certainty that you gave it everything you had and didnt hold anything back.
Go out empty-handed when it comes to should-haves and might-have-beens.
Because its an infinitely more fulfilling way to live than the alternative.
I am tired of taking pride in being the one who cares less.
Its not a badge of honour to wear on your chest as a triumph of human detachment.
If you care less, cut the cord.
If you care more then show it.
Show up to your commitments.
Dont scale back or water-down your passion to keep up with someone whos dead inside.
Arrive with enthusiasm to every waking moment of your life.
Because that is what we need in this world more people who care.
More people who give a shit.
We need more people with passion.
More people with gusto.
We need more people who care more, regardless of how that makes them look.
More people who are, perhaps, exactly like you.
