the five stages of falling in love by rachel higginson

“Had I just made the most colossal mistake of my life?īut they both actually meant well, even if they’d made wrong choices, and the one thing that I could always just tell was that there was never a single moment when they stopped loving each other. They still loved each other, but they couldn’t stand each other, and she especially needed to get away. Every time they tried to fix it, they fell further apart, bringing out the worst in each other and leaving them both miserable. Somewhere over the years, the connection that kept them functional as a unit has been lost. The tension in their marriage had gotten to the point where they fought more than they got along. When was the last time he saw me? When was the last time we hadn’t been fighting long enough for his clear blue eyes to look into mind and make a real connection? I thought back and tried to remember the last time he looked at me, really looked at me, and couldn’t remember. Instead, it was just little things, daily things, things taken for granted, efforts that weren’t made, feelings or perspectives that wasn’t considered… There was no grand mistake that drove them apart.

No cheating, no abuse, no actual horrific catalyst for their separation. One of the things I loved most about this story was that there was no ‘good guy’ and ‘bad guy’. If you’ve ever been in a serious relationship, regardless of whether or not you’ve experienced a similar situation to this couple, I can almost promise you that something within this book will hit home or resonate in some way. However, their separation makes them reconsider everything they’re about to lose in a different light and realize that they aren’t willing to truly let go or stop fighting for each other… My gosh, you guys. They love each other deeply but their marriage is undeniably broken, and so they reach a painful decision to separate. But this is a story about a couple who has been together for almost ten years. And I especially loved that she showed a very rarely-seen side of contemporary romance by tackling both the subjects of marriage and divorce… Many romances end in marriage and a happily-ever-after. This author’s writing style flows so smoothly that I found myself unable to stop reading. I have endless quotes highlighted in my book. I connected to this story from the first few lines. It was raw and honest, but passionate and heart-felt. This book OWNED my heart!! I loved every single word of this deeply emotional and powerful love story. ::: FULL REVIEW NOW POSTED ::: 4.5 stars :::

The five stages of falling in love by rachel higginson