Dating in your 30s teaches you that chemistry is easy to find, but emotional maturity, consistency, and accountability are rare. Anyone can create a spark, but not everyone knows how to maintain something real.
Woman to woman: being single in your 30s while trying to build a life you're proud of is no joke.
Paying every bill alone, making every decision, holding every piece together.
It's a lot. Some days I'm proud of how independent I am. Other days, I'd give anything to be held in it.
You can love your life and still wish it felt lighter. That doesn't make you weak.. it makes you human.
As I get older, I’m starting to realise that the purest form of love is consideration. When someone thinks about how things would make you feel. In any bond how much they care about you is found in how much they consider you.
Be careful with the idea that ‘everyone is replaceable.’ Some people are truly one of a kind. If you lose them, life won’t hand you another version you don’t meet certain souls twice.
The healer also needs healing. The planner also needs surprises. The giver also needs to receive. The thoughtful also needs to be thought of. The considerate also needs to be considered actually