Faith Without Heart

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Man, it’s just so hard to accept everything that’s happened. It’s true — in the beginning, it really seemed like he was genuinely into it. But his love for college life and the thrill of new romantic experiences turned out to be stronger. Once he got a taste of that, whatever love he had for me — or maybe it was just lust — disappeared in an instant.

The person I thought I knew wasn’t who he truly was. He’s not as kind or empathetic as I believed. There’s this façade of being a good person and following his religion, but to me, it feels disingenuous. It’s like he’s not doing good because it comes from the heart — he’s doing it just to follow the rules. It lacks authenticity.

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