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You Won’t Find A Love That’s Perfect, But This Is What It’s Like When You Find A Love That’s Real
You’re not going to find a love that’s perfect, but you will find a love that’s real. A love that starts with nerves and excitement. A love that gives your stomach that weird feeling like you’re going to throw up right before you see them, but in a happier, lighter way. A love that has you sitting on your couch staring at your phone with the most attentive kind of anticipation waiting for them to text you that they’re at the entrance to your apartment. A love that brings an automatic smile to your face before you even run down the stairs and open the door to see them.
You’re not going to find a love that’s perfect, but you will find a love that scares you. A love that attempts to bring down the walls you’ve tried so hard to keep up, because for reasons you have no certainty of, this person somehow thinks you’re worth it. You’re going to find a love with someone who accepts that your walls were built for protection. Someone who shows you they’d never try to hurt you like the ones before them did. And they’ll be patient. Because they understand that you’ve been hurt before, but real love assures you just enough to leave the fear of being broken behind, and to take that unknown step forward.
