shmexa

I cannot say that I am an expert on love, but I am constantly coming closer to its meaning.

Today’s realization: Love is the comfort that comes from knowing that there’s nothing you feel compelled to change about yourself to hold onto someone or make them like you more.

Sometimes when we like someone, we tell ourselves, “he/she will really like me when I wear this shirt / when I talk about this / when I order this food / when I lose 10 pounds / when I listen to this music…” and so on. But I think you can tell it’s love when you try to think of something you could modify about yourself and realize that in your lover’s eyes, you are a wonderful human being — and you alone are all it takes.