01/25/2026
👩‍❤️‍👨Today marks 5 years of marriage for us and it’s funny how different our love feels than I always imagined.
Back when I was deep in fantasy thinking, I would have given anything to receive grand gestures of love.
💞I’d picture them throwing a rock at my window in the middle of the night after a disagreement to apologize and say they couldn’t sleep without me.
💞I’d imagine them showing up at the airport after a break up to tell me they couldn’t live without me.
💞I’d fantasize that they’d surprise me with a proposal in front of all my family and friends to declare their love for all to see.
But all of these fantasies were just my deep need for validation; to be seen and reassured that I was worthy of being loved.
True love—healthy attachment—isn’t about the grand gestures of validation, but rather, the smallest of gestures of appreciation, every single day.
💗It’s realizing how patient they are being when you’re on your period and crying over dropping your fork.
💗It’s them getting you your favorite snack at the grocery store without you even asking.
💗It’s their willingness to acknowledge when they were short tempered, giving you permission to do the same.
All of these little moments can so easily get missed, but they add up to a lifetime of love.
If I could go back and tell my single self anything, it would be to let go of the idea of my perfect person in my head and let myself be surprised by the perfect person FOR ME.
Someone who I don’t need grand gestures from because their little gestures fill my cup every day.
Someone who treats well even in the hard moments, who is just as quick to apologize as he sho make me laugh.
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