#december 18

💘Cupid’s Diary: Love Is Weird💘

I’ve been thinking about love a lot lately, and honestly, I don’t think it’s as simple as people make it seem. A lot of people treat love like it’s just a feeling, but I think it’s so much more than that. To me, romantic love is different from the love you have for your friends or your family. They’re all important, but there’s something special about finding one person who makes your heart feel at home.

I think real love starts with trust. Not the kind of trust where you just tell someone your secrets, but the kind where you’re not afraid to be yourself around them. The kind where they know your flaws, your mistakes, your insecurities, and all the little things you wish you could hide, yet they still choose to stay. They don’t love the version of you that tries to impress everyone. They love the real you, even on the days when you’re a mess.

Lana Del Rey once said, “When you know, you know,” and I think that’s one of the simplest ways to describe love. Sometimes there isn’t a perfect explanation for it. You don’t wake up one morning and decide to love someone. It just happens. One day they’re just another person in your life, and the next they’re the first person you want to text when something exciting happens, the first person you look for in a crowd, and somehow the person who makes an ordinary day feel a little brighter.

Maybe that’s why I believe in soulmates. Not because I think every love story is perfect, but because I think there are some people who come into your life and just feel right. People who understand you without needing a thousand explanations. People who see the real you and stay anyway. The kind of people who make you feel safe enough to be completely yourself.