I donโt know. She was a sweet girl. As sweet as they come. I donโt know why I didnโt love her. Itโs something you canโt really control.
Emily GiffinThings are what they are and there's no point dwelling in the past or wondering what could have been.
Emily GiffinAnd then there is our personal history. Memories only we share. Things not another living soul would understand.
Emily GiffinBut now I can see that there is redemption and beauty in an accident emanating from love.
Emily GiffinI wondered why I was so startled by the encounter when there was something that seemed utterly inevitable about the moment. Not in any grand, destined sense; just in the quiet, stubborn way that unfinished business has of imposing its will on the unwilling.
Emily GiffinI think I hoped for something more. Maybe I even hoped that I could find in Richard what I had with Ben. But it is suddenly very clear: Richard is not fallin in love with me and I'm not falling in love with Richard. We are not creating anything permanent or special. We are only having fun together. It is a fling- a fling just like he said last night- a fling with an ending yet to be determined. I feel relieved to have it defined
Emily Giffin