Eve's Apple

The word “love.”

People will tell you they “love” you while actively doing things that prove they don’t. They’ll “love” you and lie to you. They’ll “love” you and disappear when you need them most. Some people “love” you the same way I “love” the gym — I like the idea of it, I haven’t been putting in the actual work.

Real love is consistent. It shows up. It doesn’t vanish when you stop being convenient. Until then, “I love you” is just the adult version of “I pinky swear.”