about love

Falling in love is terrifying. You give, you trust, you open yourself up in ways you never have before—all while knowing that nothing comes with guarantees. You let someone see the parts of you that no one else has, hoping they’ll hold them gently, hoping they’ll stay. But love is never just about the good days. It’s about holding on through the storms, through the moments where silence feels heavier than words, through the days when love feels more like an obligation than a feeling. You forgive things you swore you’d never tolerate, you defend them even when your heart is breaking, you convince yourself that the hard moments are just part of the process. And maybe they are. Or maybe, deep down, you’re just scared of what it would mean to walk away.

Because love isn’t just about falling—it’s about staying. And staying isn’t easy. Some days, it will feel like you’re loving someone who doesn’t always know how to love you back. There will be nights when they feel distant, mornings when you wake up wondering if they’re slipping away. Love will test you. It will bring out your deepest insecurities, force you to confront the wounds you thought had healed, make you question if you’re asking for too much or if they’re just giving too little. And in those moments, love will not be about grand gestures or poetic confessions—it will be about the smallest choices. Do they choose you when it’s hard? Do they show up even when they don’t have to? Do they make you feel safe, even in the chaos?

But if love is scary, then a life without it is even scarier. Because at the end of the day, we don’t remember the things we protected ourselves from—we remember the things we risked everything for. We remember the love we fought for, the people who made our hearts feel like home, the moments that reminded us we were truly alive. Love will never be perfect. It will be messy, complicated, painful. But it will also be real. And if you’re lucky enough to find something real, don’t let fear convince you to run from it. Some love stories don’t last forever, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t worth it.