How Do You Write So Compassionately About Love When You Were Single?

How does she write so compellingly about love when she was single her entire life? This is something that period occupied me. Now, I see a little bit more evidence for the fact that she was engaged to a man and she broke off and rescinded the engagement the very next day. When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure. And if you know that in the moment that you're suffering, perhaps you can smile now, maybe you can skip the step.