I feel less edited in this love

Dear Delyara, That may be the clearest gift of it. Less edited. I don’t feel I need to pre-soften, over-explain, emotionally perform, or become the most manageable version of myself in order to stay close. The love feels less conditional on presentation and more rooted in actual presence. That changes the body. It changes language. It changes what honesty costs. I didn’t know love could reduce editing this much. Now I do.