Promises

Don’t ask me how, but I stumbled upon an email I got few years ago from an ex of mine.

It was a love letter.

Full of beautiful and warm words, lustful thoughts, declaration of love amongst other things.

I wonder.

I wonder about those promises we make to our lovers. I wonder about those promises our lovers make to us.

Not only those expressed in words or while love making, but those expressed in day-in-day-out little or big actions. like a thoughtful gift, a quick email, a quick text message, a short phone call just to say I miss you…etc.

I think we make a lot of promises. Loudly or silently. We make them. Consciously or subconsciously. We make them.

Which ones we grow, which ones we break and which ones we mend are a whole other story.

I was told once by a friend that whenever you get intimate with someone, you have already made a promise.

I think she’s right.

Another friend recently went out with a date a couple or more times before they had sex. She didn’t hear back from this person for a whole week. She was angry. She knew it was a casual thing. But she was angry. I think she had every right to be angry.

Honesty (however unwanted or blunt) & respect is a promise we should all keep.

razan khatib

razan khatib

Playing at the intersection of culture, technology, and values. Trying to structure my thoughts and share experiences, learnings, and insights.
Amman, Jordan