It is like a woman indeed

But it feels good to love a thing and not expect anything back. It feels good to not get an argument or any pushiness or any rumors or any bullshit. It's love without strings. It's ideal.

I guess rumors are more exciting than the truth.

Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.

Serious misfortunes, originating in misrepresentation, frequently flow and spread before they can be dissipated by truth.

It had been a rumor for a while,

That's what I hear. That's sort of the rumor mill.

The nature of rumor is known to all

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me.

Many a wretch has rid on a hurdle who has done less mischief than utterers of forged tales, coiners of scandal, and clippers of reputation.