My name is Belle. When I began this blog, I was 25 and lived in the Midwest. I’m now… well, age is not important… and living in Los Angeles, CA. The last time I made a serious New Year’s resolution it was to write two letters a month to my future husband (that was probably when I was 14)… even though I didn’t even have any serious prospects at the time. The point is, I believed in the sacredness and beauty of love regardless.
…That was a long time ago.
So, now it’s 2012 and I can barely even remember the person who wrote those letters. I’ve done plenty of dating since, believe me (okay, that’s a lie, but I have dated). Point is, I have begun to notice a growing cynicism in me toward the entire idea of romantic love. I look around and seems like all I see are relationships falling apart, people cheating on each other, dishonesty, brokenness. Sure, there are exceptions, but not many that I can see (mom).
A good friend told me I’m probably still a hopeless romantic and that I might be grooming my cynical side just as a defense. Whatever, I feel like a part of me is dying, a good part, and I really want to fight against that… I want to believe that true love is possible.
And, maybe, I’m not alone.
I genuinely want to know what makes relationships work and what love is really about. Actually, that’s not true at all… I bored myself just writing that. I just want to have an interesting exchange about the topic with those that haven’t totally given up yet, or maybe even with some who have. That’s all. And, if I’m lucky, somewhere along the way I might even be saved from my own cynicism…
So, New Year’s resolution, January 2012: Destroy the cynicism within. Or, do something new with my hair. I’m not sure. 
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