After the devastation of that early loss, I somehow moved on. My heart was battered and bruised, a prizefighter sagging against the ropes. But having sampled a teaspoon of love, with its rich flavors, I longed for more.
The human impulse to pair off, to find a life partner, is deeply embedded in us. Even after heartbreak we press on against all odds, in search of the person who will be by our side. We’re a species that seems to need an “other.”