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pick up the habit of kissing your girls hands again. hand kisses are so underrated but such a sweet intimate thing.

i love that the phrase is “in love” like love is a place. like somewhere you could live.

If we can’t flirt like it’s our first time 10 years later in the relationship then what’s the point

stay away from people who get unreasonably mad when they see you romanticizing your life, valuing yourself or beauty. i see it too many times. people love to project their insecurities and issues onto others, instead of putting in the work and energy to heal themselves. life is too short to view everything in such a negative light.

romance is letting someone see your reading list. your search history. the books on your nightstand arranged in the exact order of your anxiety. letting them understand that yes, you read three different translations of the same poem, and yes, it matters which one, and yes, you can explain why for forty-five minutes if they'll let you. intimacy is someone staying for the explanation.

It is so important to develop a sense of sovereignty over your own life

I think the purest form of love is just wanting someone to notice life with you. "taste this. look at that. hear this song." again and again. until you can't imagine noticing life without them.

btw if you’re fat and your partner doesn’t love you wholeheartedly, if they’re attracted to you “despite” your body, if they avoid touching you, if they look away from certain parts of you, you’re allowed to break up with that person. look at me. you can do better. you are not unloveable and you don’t have to settle i fucking promise.

As the OP of this post, I’m going to threaten that if this gets to one million notes by the 10 year anniversary on 1 June 2026, one year from today, I will get a lower back tattoo of the loch ness bear monster.