Kathryn Stanley

A relationship is when two people share the same story. And when one person’s story becomes different than the other’s, the relationship breaks down.

You wonder how it could be possible to love this much, to love this hard, to be so very there, to always be entirely in.

There’s a whole population of people out there who I consider to be heavily under-protected. Men, I’m looking at you.

It’s left me wondering why I remember it, why something so small has stayed with me so heavily.

When someone we’re into has made us an option

There’s nothing quite like 4am to make you sentimental.

What if we rejected the idea that happiness is purely and solely innate – that some people can have it and others just can’t?

How about we reduce our need for control? How about we let people show us who they are – in the time it naturally takes for our worlds to unfold?

INFP’s fatal flaw: Idolizing partners

When you choose to hold yourself accountable for making a mistake, you’re making the scary choice.

Allowing ourselves to be comforted

We ran and ran until we couldn’t run anymore, until our issues were too loud for granite countertops to fix.