{"id":815,"date":"2025-08-10T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbnovels.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:49:31","slug":"i-write-for-people-who-flirt-like-they-have-a-god-complex-and-commitment-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbnovels.com\/en\/2025\/08\/10\/i-write-for-people-who-flirt-like-they-have-a-god-complex-and-commitment-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"I write for people who flirt like they have a god complex and commitment issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read has-small-font-size\">1\u20132 minutes<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Look, I get it. You don&#8217;t do subtle. You flirt like you&#8217;re rewriting the rules of the universe \u2014 bold, loud, unapologetic. But then, when it comes to commitment? Suddenly, you&#8217;re Houdini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">That&#8217;s why I write for you. Because I <em>am<\/em> you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">You&#8217;re complicated \u2014 like a riddle wrapped in a mystery dipped in tequila. You want love but run scared from the idea of &#8220;forever.&#8221; You&#8217;re the type who leaves a trail of hearts everywhere you go but ghosts before things get real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">My words? They&#8217;re your mirror. They&#8217;re the only place where your contradictions make sense. Where your chaos gets a storyline. Where your god complex meets your soft underbelly, and both get celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">If you&#8217;re the kind of person who flirts hard and fears harder, you&#8217;re exactly who I want reading these books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Not for redemption, not for fixing, but for being <em>seen<\/em>. For being understood without apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">So keep flirting like a deity with their heart on their sleeve. Keep running, doubting, wanting more, but fearing it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">I&#8217;ll be here, writing it all down \u2014 messy, raw, and unfiltered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Because, honestly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">That&#8217;s the vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">That&#8217;s the diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">That&#8217;s your story \u2014 and I write it like nobody else will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Montse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an understanding through writing, reflecting the chaotic yet relatable nature of love and vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134972872,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[782781812,782781751],"tags":[7223,7758714,178,1747,8053601,3330,349],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bold-banter","category-pen-punch","tag-author","tag-bookish-thoughts","tag-books","tag-fiction","tag-indie-author","tag-publishing","tag-writing"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfZGWd-d9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1031,"url":"https:\/\/mbnovels.com\/en\/2025\/10\/02\/every-draft-is-a-striptease-of-my-mental-state\/","url_meta":{"origin":815,"position":0},"title":"Every draft is a striptease of my mental state","author":"Montse \"M.B\" Benavides","date":"October 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Writing a draft is a personal journey, revealing layers from polite beginnings to chaotic honesty, culminating in an intimate, raw display of vulnerability and creative expression.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bold Banter&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bold Banter","link":"https:\/\/mbnovels.com\/en\/category\/pen-punch\/bold-banter\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1903,"url":"https:\/\/mbnovels.com\/en\/2026\/03\/12\/no-time-for-a-warm-up-get-naked\/","url_meta":{"origin":815,"position":1},"title":"No time for a warm-up. 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