even if you have been disappointed before, let yourself want things again. your hope is not embarrassing. your desire is not naive. your heart is allowed to stay open after being tested.
actually your community IS coming to save you, people are going to show up for you, love is going to find you, strangers are going to be like angels, the world conspires for your highest good
Anyway, just want women around me to understand, you need to start aspiring towards financial independence with the exact same urgency society wants you to aspire towards marriage.
If we date, don’t stop being you. Keep having fun, keep seeing your friends, keep chasing your goals, and keep enjoying your life. A relationship should add to your life, not take away from it. Just make sure you save time for us too.
Falling in love completely, totally. With all your heart. Not wanting anything from your lover besides their well-being, their presence and their warm embrace. Yearning to see their face, to hear their voice, their scent. Listening to their problems, comforting them, feeding them, reminding them of their appointments, taking walks. Love; pure, simple