Rules Exist for a Reason

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I broke the rules.
This new thing with new girl is over.

You cannot break the fundamental rules of interest and maintaining frame.
In my hubris, I felt like I could break them and soar like Icarus.
Foolhardy....but, then, I suspected knew this one would burn as brightly as it would briefly.
In this regard, it will be immortalized in my heart due to its brevity.
I'll expound upon the bard's famous quote, "Brevity is the soul of wit [and romance]."

But as I cast aspersions on myself for flagrantly breaking the rules....I smile, and know that only b/c I broke all those other rules and have forged my own path have I done all my misdeeds which I do not regret.

It can be hard knowing just how far is too far...and you never really know...until you go all the way to the limit.

Another coin in the bank.
Another lesson learned.
Another step on down the road.

More people awkwardly glancing, visibly noticing I'm not wearing my ring but not asking for the narrative.

In other news....I'm over her as well.
Didn't see that one coming just yet.
I opened up that room in my mind...and found it bare. A window open. All the old boxes gone.
The same, no, a somehow colder draft than the rooms where I keep the memories of all the others.

Some wish for what they deserve.
Others fear the same.

I still don't know which of the above describes your humble narrator.
Perhaps, time will tell as it usually does.