What True Love Actually Looks Like (Spoiler: It’s Not a Montage)

We grew up on slow-motion kisses, dramatic airport chases, and rain-soaked declarations. Hollywood taught us that love is supposed to feel like a climax—loud, chaotic, and impossibly perfect (I still love watching those movies).

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I saw a TikTok yesterday. A woman stood in front of her bathroom mirror, mascara smudged, holding a sticky note that read: “I am still worthy.” She whispered it like a secret. The caption said: “Day 37 of loving myself after betrayal.” It had 2.3 million views.

There’s a whole genre of these now...

Last night in martial arts class, the instructor said:

“Picture yourself facing you.”

Not an opponent.

Not a stranger.

You.

It was meant to help us hit harder. But it hit me differently.

Because when you’re stuck—when you freeze, flinch, or fold—it’s not the world holding you back.

It...

Why Divorce Is So Common—and Why I Still Believe in Love That Lasts

I was having coffee with a friend recently—one of those slow, soul-rich conversations that starts with caffeine and ends with a question that lingers long after the mug is empty.

She’d met someone new. They were getting married...