THE CURSE OF WANTING

In the beginning, love feels like chasing the moon distant, glowing, unattainable. The longing keeps it beautiful, the desire keeps it untouched. But the moment you have it, the moment you finally hold it close, you start seeing the scars, the flaws, the cracks that were never visible from far away. You realize the moon was never perfect, it was just the distance that made it seem that way. And isn't that what happens in love too? We romanticize what we don't have, we crave what feels just out of reach, but the second it's ours, we start looking for imperfections, for reasons to complain, for things that were always there but never mattered until now.

This is why so many relationships fall apart, not because the love disappears, but because the illusion does. The excitement of the chase fades, the mystery dissolves, and suddenly, the same person you once dreamed of is now just there. The late night conversations don't hit the same, the little quirks that once felt charming now start to irritate. Not because they changed, but because we did. We stop appreciating what we have and start searching for the next thing to romanticize. And maybe that's the curse of human nature, always wanting, always chasing, never truly knowing how to hold on.

But maybe love isn't about finding the perfect moon.

Maybe it's about learning to love the craters too.

Maybe it's about seeing the flaws, the imperfections, the human parts, and choosing to stay anyway.

Because if love is only exciting when it's out of reach, then maybe it was never love, it was just a beautifully crafted illusion. And the real question is, do we want love, or do we just want the thrill of chasing something we can't have?