newromantis: “{On pulling the plug on her love life} I just decided I wasn’t willing to

newromantis:

“{On pulling the plug on her love life} I just decided I wasn’t willing to provide them that kind of entertainment anymore.I wasn’t going to go out on dates and have them be allowed to take pictures and say whatever they wanted about our body language. I wasn’t going to sit next to somebody and flirt with them for five minutes, because I know the next day he’ll be rumored to be my boyfriend. I just kind of took the narrative back. It’s unfortunate I had to do that. And it’s unfortunate that now I have this feeling like if I were to open myself up to love, that would be a career weakness.” - +