My Petrichor Pages

It hit me like a breath of fresh air! I never thought I had it in me, but apparently, I do. I deleted it all, in one go. In all honesty, I have been looking for love for the past 5 years. I am 27 now, so clearly my quest began when I was 22. Apparently, not a smart move for a 22 year old girl, but I was convinced, in my heart, about a happily ever after. I'd seen it in the movies. I'd read the romantic novels. I knew how it was supposed to end or even begin. I was fixated on the idea of a " Happily Ever After". But it's called living in a fool's paradise. Even though for people like us- Ignorance is Bliss , but the reality has it's own way of biting you right in the ass when you least expect it! There is a famous quote that I love- " I looked for it, I couldn't find it, that doesn't mean that it does not exist". And then there's another one- " He is out there somewhere. He is just with all the wrong women". These quotes a...

Have you ever been called " too intense" or " too invested " or " too clingy" or simply " too much" by anyone? Well, then this post is for you ( and for me too). Yesterday I met a friend for a cup of coffee. While I was telling her my story of how often people call me a " too much" person, I was pleasantly surprised that I was not alone. She too has been called a " too much" person on several occasions. So we got to thinking, what is it that guys mean when they call us " too much". Notice how I made it gender specific. This is because in my 27 years of being on this planet, not once has a girl called me " too much". Not once. And somehow, it is so easy for guys to just label us as " too much" and get away with it. After a heart to heart session with her I decided to pen down what guys actually say to us and what are our intentions behind this. No, I am not overthinking. This is what self-actual...