3.0

“I would explain that human love is a combination of three emotions or impulses: desire, vulnerability, and bravery. Desire makes one feel vulnerable, which then requires one to be brave.”

First things first, I know this is a re-print and I'm not positive what the original cover looks like but this pink cover really sold me: gorgeous color palette, two penguins kissing & two dogs (one looks like a Shiba) kissing... I couldn't resist.

This is a really cute collection of short stories which really do emulate "modern love'. Not everything is a fairytale, has a happy ending, is traditional, etc. This is also love in other forms: family, animals, people etc.

Also, S/O to Dan Savage's piece which was, of course, my favorite (iykyk).

I didn't know that this was being made into a mini-series which I'm excited to see - I think it'll be a similar vibes to the movie-version of "He's Just Not That Into You".

Overall, it was really sweet and a great collection - at some points I lost interest and felt like it dragged a little bit but it's easy to pick up and put down since they're all short stories.