im FOREVERRRRRRRR praying that i get my fairytale ending.. the dream career. the financial freedom. the friends. the family. the peace. the love... just everything tht i truly & genuinely deserve
cantik banget satu kalimat ini:
"Maafkanlah dirimu karena dulu kamu belum tahu sesuatu, karena ternyata ada hal-hal yang cuma bisa diajarkan oleh waktu."
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Life is a process. gapapa salah yang penting kite belajar.
One night I asked my mom how she knew my dad was “the one.” She didn’t say butterflies. She didn’t say grand gestures.
She said, “There was a year I wasn’t okay.”
She told me after I was born, she felt overwhelmed all the time. She stopped talking as much. Stopped laughing as loudly. She said she felt guilty for not being her usual self.
And my dad didn’t demand the “old her” back.
He just started doing small things.
He would wake up earlier to pack her lunch.
He’d fold the laundry without announcing it.
He’d sit beside her on the couch and just hold her hand without asking a single question.
She said one night she finally cried and told him she felt like she was failing at everything.
He didn’t interrupt.
Didn’t give a motivational speech.
Didn’t say “but you have so much to be grateful for.”
He just listened.
And the next week?
He didn’t treat her like she was fragile.
Didn’t bring it up during arguments.
Didn’t use it as proof that she was “too emotional.”
He loved her the same. Calm. Steady. Normal.
My mom looked at me and said,
“That’s when I knew. Love isn’t the loud days. It’s who stays gentle on the quiet ones.”
And suddenly their 20+ years together made sense.
Real love doesn’t panic when you’re not at your best.
It adjusts.
It waits.
It stays.
i highly recommend you find yourself a clingy (healthy) lovey dovey partner who’s super excited about you. life is too short to spend it with someone who act like showing love is a chore
25 is such a confusing age.
Am I supposed to focus on my career, switch jobs, find a partner, travel with friends, or panic about my parents getting older?
Quarter life crisis but make it salaried. 👍🏻
Marry the man who calls you back after an argument, checks on you to see if you're okay, and makes sure you know he still cares about you. The man who doesn't disappear when things get hard, who chooses fixing over ignoring, who doesn't raise his voice to win, and who tries to understand instead of proving a point. Marry the man who makes you feel safe to speak, safe to feel, safe to be human even during the hard times. That's the kind of love worth choosing every day.
I hope I marry a man who understands the magic in little things. Someone who knows that holding my hand when I’m nervous can calm a storm within me. Who brings me flowers not because it’s a special day but because my heart feels heavy. Who never lets a disagreement end without reminding me how deeply he loves me. A man who doesn’t just say he cares but shows it in the quietest, most tender ways.