Do you have any love/hate relationships? One of those truly mind-blowing “I hate you, but I also love you” type things. Until recently I didn’t. I always thought I knew what people were talking about. In the end after reflection though I could always say, “Oh, I don’t really hate that” or “You know what? I just don’t like them.” Well, I can finally say I have found a relationship with so much push and tug, love and hate that I can call it an official one of love/hate. Of course it is not just one person. It’s 2.8 million (9.5 metro area) people. It’s the city (and metro area) of Chicago. There are so many things that I love about the city and so many things that I hate that I struggle with how I feel about the place. It’s a place I long for, yet long to get away. A place I have hope for, yet sometimes seem hopeless towards. A place where good truly reigns, yet destruction and evil lurk. A place of great diversity, yet a place that is segregated. It is a place that can make me very happy and also very mad. It is my relationship with Chicago.
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