I chose to remain single because I couldn't commit to one person. But it isn't easy. There are plenty of times when I wonder if I made a huge mistake with some of the men I've loved and let go. Maybe I would have enjoyed love, after the dizzying rapture faded, and was replaced with something more fulsome? Truer, deeper? But I never gave it a chance. And that might have been a huge mistake...Rebecca Raisin
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The quote, "I chose to remain single because I couldn't commit to one person. But it isn't easy. There are plenty of times when I wonder if I made a huge mistake with some of the men I've loved and let go. Maybe I would have enjoyed love, after the dizzying rapture faded, and was replaced with something more fulsome? Truer, deeper?" is an autobiographical statement written in the style of a letter in which she describes how she spent her adult life in solitude before finally coming to terms with her past relationships.
The author's main point is that love is not always blissful but can also be painful and leave you feeling bruised and confused. She further explains the consequences of choosing the wrong person in her life by stating that she cannot commit to any one person because she would be unable to stop loving them. She then compares love to a roller coaster that has two different sides, the rapture and the fall, which makes love even more delightful because it gives you both feelings at once.
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