Nostalgia for memories shared from "summary" of The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
I ache for the past. It's not the past that I lived, necessarily, but the past that I wish I had lived. The past that everyone wishes they had lived - where the perfect moments are perfect and the painful ones barely exist. It's a nostalgia for something that never was, a longing for a shared history that was never shared. I watch movies and read books and see people on the street, and I wonder if they have these memories that I long for. The memories of first kisses and quiet nights and inside jokes that only they understand. The memories of shared laughter and shared tears, of stolen glances and whispered words. The memories that make a life feel full and meaningful. I see old couples holding hands and young couples laughing together, and I wonder if they know how lucky they are. To have someone who knows them in a way that no one else does. To have someone who shares their memories, who can look at a photograph or hear a song and know exactly what it means. To have someone who holds the key to their past, present, and future. I envy them, these people with their shared memories and their deep connections. I envy the way they can look at each other and see everything they've ever known or felt or wanted. I envy the way they can close their eyes and be transported back to a moment that only they understand. I envy the way they can hold onto each other and hold onto their past at the same time. But most of all, I ache for the memories that I will never have. The memories of shared love and shared loss, of shared joy and shared pain. The memories that make life worth living, that make a relationship feel real and lasting. The memories that I can only dream of, that I can only long for from a distance. The memories that will never be mine, no matter how hard I wish for them.
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