• laughing uncontrollably
• getting the last piece or slice of something before your siblings
• the relief of being wrong
• doing better than you expected
• a good orgasm
• comfortable silence
• a cool breeze on a warm day
• splashes of water on a hot day
• cold showers after sweating
• the first bite of something delicious
• falling in love with a song first listen
• Valentine's Day
• friendly flirting
• being included in the inside jokes
• wearing a new outfit
• instantly falling in love with something or someone
• having something you needed on hand
• cutting toxic people off
• making new friends

• what’s your favorite thing about my personality?
• if there was one thing about me you could change, what would you change?
• what part of you has changed since the start of our relationship?
• what is one way i make you feel loved?
• what do i wish you understood about me?
• what is a happy memory you have associated with me?
• when are you happiest with me?
• what is something you’ve always wanted to ask me?
• when did you realize you loved me?
• if you could describe our relationship in one word, what would it be?
• what is one song that reminds you of me?
• how does it feel loving me?
• what is one thing i did that really hurt you or affect you?
• do you feel like you can be yourself arou...

• GENESIS 1:31: God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. (1/1)
• MATTHEW 6:34: Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (1/2)
• 1 PETER 5:7: Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1/3)
• JAMES 5:16: Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (1/4)
• EPHESIANS 2:8: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. (1/5)
• PSALMS 51:7-10: Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; was me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed re...

• 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
• 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 - And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
• 1 CORINTHIANS 16:14 - Do everything in love.
• JOHN 13:24 - “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
• PSALMS 107:1, 1 CHRONICLES 16:34 - Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
• 1 JOHN 4:19 - We love because he first lo...

• Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo
• The Opposite of Loneliness - Marina Keegan
• The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Opposite of Lonliness - Marina Keegan
• Hard to Love - Briallen Hopper
• Love: The Psychology of Attraction - Leslie Becker-Phelps
• Love, Loss, and What I Wore - Ilene Beckerman
• The Crucible - Arthur Miller
• The Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo
• Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica
• The Heart is a Shifting Sea - Elizabeth Flock
• Text Me When You Get Home - Kayleen Schaefer
• Women in Clothes - Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton, Sheila Holt

there was once a man who smelled like fish and regrets. got his first tattoo at 12, started gambling at 13. opportunities stolen from right out of hands, dropped out of school after the 8th grade. left home to find green empty promises. left home to go to a place where the gold shines brighter and feels lighter. he left the gold to go to a land where skyscrapers were the limit.

there once was a woman who tasted like ginger tea and lost potential. the youngest of god knows how many. wore her heart on her sleeve. took care of everyone. graduated high school. could've made a name for herself but chose to leave everything behind to make sure that there was never going to be another day where they had to worry about not having enough.

he wasn't getting any younger, she wanted to start a family. maybe it wasn't love at first sight. maybe it was just the rig...