In a few days, well will be celebrating a week of love. Roses, chocolates, flowers and cards – the gift industry is going to make great business. There’s going to be love in the air and we’re going to be holding hands and all that jazz but not some us. This is not about glorifying single-hood as a means to console those who don’t have a valentine. This is still about love but darker. The context of Valentine’s Day is brought only because the darkness of such love seems deeper in contrast to the pink and red of the season. Let’s talk about such love that’s not meant to be, not to be gratified, never to liberate and will always leave you dry.

Love of abusive partners

You know you have been a little rough with your partner today. You have raised your voice, shoved and even hit him or her before but today there was blood. You’re so sorry and you want to kneel and beg for forgiveness. The problem is, you know that you’ be forgiven and that’s why you love your partner. You love them so much that you want to own them.

You can’t really accept the fact that things can really be anything less than perfect, that your every expectation would not be met or your desires would not be gratified. You deem your relationship too perfect and precious to let go and you have convinced yourself that it’s not your frustration but your self-appointed duties to protect your love that drives you to beat the love of your life black and blue.