[it's cold outside as frozen brakes shriek across the night] why does it feel forever too late though the night is always young? It was almost over. Then she called... Wise: I'm 30. There was a guy in college who really liked me. I knew how he felt, but I was extremely reserved and never knew how to respond... I kept overthinking instead of talking to him, and by the time I realized what I'd lost, college was over. Life moved on as it does. I ended up in an arranged marriage that turned out to be a mistake. I'm now going through a divorce after realizing my husband wasn't a good person. A mutual friend recently encouraged me to check in on that college guy. So, I did. I just wanting to reconnect as friends at first, and now we've been talking every few days. The problem is... I genuinely like him, but I can't help wondering what he's thinking. Does he believe I'm only talking to him because my marriage failed? Does he think he's just my backup option? The truth is, I never stopped wondering "what if" about us. My silence back then came from fear and immaturity, not because I didn't care... Middle City, if you were in his place, would you ever be able to trust my intentions, or is this something that's impossible to come back from? DLove: Wise, that's beautiful. There's a lot you've shared and a lot to unpack. There's a reason you called, feel? Both tonight and when you called for College-guy. A theme shows up forever in our conversations with Lovers all over this city and across time. The theme is a question. And, you've spoken it. "What if?" You said, "I never stopped wondering..." Some never dare dream. Some never ask that question for the fear of an answer. Mr Love: But, you did, Wise. DLove: But you did. As time goes on we grow and we change. You are more you today than you were back then. You made choices and live with those. All your many wins and the losses all lead you here. Change anything and this moment in time does not exist. Mr Love: This is about truth. This about your courage. What if this is the moment? DLove: See, your budding Love is not a problem, this moment is an opportunity. And you've already done the hard work! You have dared dream. You have embraced starting over. Many would have stayed in a loveless relationship settling for what they have. That comes with a cost. It's the silent story they tell about themselves not knowing it corrodes the soul, Wise. You have not let that happen. You've said with your actions that you deserve more. You deserve this fresh start. Wise: Appreciate, DJs. But if you were College-guy would you be able to trust my intentions? Are the mistakes of the past impossible to come back from? Do you know? Mr Love: I'll start with the third just asked. It's simple: No one knows. You can only find out. DLove: And I'll come now to your questions two. Too often we allow our minds to imagine horrors that don't exist. Have you asked College-guy about this or has he expressed doubts of his own? I'm asking are these troubles real, Wise? Or imagined? Wise: No I haven't. Not in either case. I don't see them as imagined, though. I care about him and I put myself in his shoes. I'd think these things... I'd wonder. DLove: And that's fine. I'm not shadowboxing the questions either. Often the best way to solve a problem is to consider first if it's a problem at all. But, for your sake and Middle City listening in, let's go with your premise. Answer one: Yes. I think most people, ourselves and the Lovers our there, would be able to trust your intentions. Maybe now more than ever. When you're young you just don't know what you want. Mr Love: All the way to spooky J, Lovers. DLove: One hundred percent, Mr Love. So hand on heart you've earnt trust through experience. Further, the past is gone. College-guy made his choices too and he never sealed the deal. He also missed the moment. Answer two: Redemption is always possible. Forgiveness is profound. In each of us the ability to heal the other through accepting what is and what has been. Though in this case I'd argue there is nothing to forgive. Mr Love: How beautiful it is that you were able to find one another again in a moment made for you both... To have come back to one another. No one realises how impossible this is. How magic. You've been brave enough to come this far, Wise. Can you do something for me? Wise: Yeah? Mr Love: Ask him. DLove: Thanks for calling in, Lover. Around every corner is another part of your story. All told our relationships are a tapestry of interconnected mosaics—a simple geometry that never ends. If you'd like to peer into that weave with us, or plain just want some love advice(!), drop a #loveadviceouttatime and we'll find you. Mr Love: Lovers, we can't wait to meet you. #LOVEXLOVE #IndieGame #UrbanRPG #TKFY #LoFiHipHop #WritingCommunity #SurrealFiction #LoveStories #NeonDreams

It happened, and it happened for a reason. —Art Now and then a line lingers—haunting you like they did. The hour dark and the seed of You, dormant, almost falls. Almost. That feeling is 'There Is Something In The Walls' by Mabisyo. —Mr Love [listen] #mallsoft #lofi #lovexlove