Couples in all five boroughs will be sitting across from each other tonight, a candle between them illuminating their prix fixe menus and their relationships.
As the prosecco is poured and orders are placed for what is going to be just another dinner in a long line of dinners together, they can’t help but think about how it’s always so easy to love someone when they’re right in front of you.
And later, amidst the overwhelming smell expensive perfume and garlic you’ll be able to tell when another person has fallen out of love.
They’ll excuse themselves from the table leaving their steamed artichoke exposed near the heart, the discarded leaves with teeth indentations still sitting just off to the side, neatly stacked.
1 comment:
this is such a timeless and true observation. it's gentle and funny and sad and sweet all at once.
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