“You’re single because you know what you deserve and you haven’t found it yet. And you know that being with the wrong someone is often worse than being alone. You’re single because you just are. And frankly, you don’t owe anyone an explanation. You don’t ever owe the world an answer.”Tagged: Ari Eastman, Love
“But if you want something magic, you have to be open to looking for it. You have to be ready with outstretched arms when it finally arrives. You need to know that magic, as all things do, still requires work. Your Great Love is going to be so, so great. Don’t wait around passively for it. Go look.…”Tagged: Ari Eastman, Love
“I was not made to love quietly. I have never known how to do it. I shout my emotions without thinking twice. I unzip myself for the entire world to see.”Tagged: Ari Eastman, Love
“Self-love is necessary because it gives you the tools to survive in this lifetime. And it’s something you can do on your own. You don’t need to depend on anyone else to give you your worth or value. You hold all the power, and in a world that you can’t control, that’s an empowering feeling.”Tagged: Ari Eastman, Love
“That is not weakness. Experiencing pain because someone you love(d) is no longer a person you can call at 2 AM when you can’t sleep is not weakness. Crying when you come across old photographs and the memories hit you like a slap in the face is not weakness. Missing someone who you cared for is not…”Tagged: Ari Eastman, Love
“Someone once told me it’s a bad thing to start suddenly speaking in tongues, but he knows that language better than anyone. I don’t understand a word, but thank God he does. Love is like the first cherry tree blossoming. Love is like the two of us taking turns biting the apple tree. Love is like our…”Tagged: Poetry, Love
“I don’t want to give up on us. Even when it gets tough. Even when we’re fighting and we’re both too stubborn to admit we were wrong. I want to always work it out. I never want to fall asleep mad. Life is so short and unpredictable. I know we’ll argue. That’s how it works. But I don’t want to let it…”Tagged: Dear Future Lover, Dear Future Boyfriend, Future Lover, Open Letter, Love
“You have loved before. There have been important people who carved initials into your heart. You have memories that I don’t expect to erase. I have them too. They were all valid. They all served a purpose. We don’t have to pretend we are each other’s firsts. We are each other’s now. To me, that’s so…”Tagged: Dear Future Lover, Dear Future Boyfriend, Future Lover, Open Letter, Love
“Maybe our goals will shift. Maybe our world views will expand. I never want you to feel stifled. I never want you to think I expect you to remain exactly the man I fell in love with. I want to grow with you. I want to fall in love with you again and again, including all the new parts of you.”Tagged: Dear Future Lover, Dear Future Boyfriend, Future Lover, Open Letter, Love
“You know that you’re just single, right? You’re not dead.”Tagged: Being Single, Relationships, Love, For when things seem hard
“these days, I fear mediocrity will show up to drinks and I’ll have to entertain it for two hours.”Tagged: Dating, Love, Relationships
“It’s not something I tell my friends about anymore. I don’t want to see disapproving faces. I just want your mouth on mine.”Tagged: Good writing, Love, How to be good at love, Sex
“Love is more gentle and understanding & sometimes joking about all the things that used to hurt.”Tagged: Love, Poetry, What love is