relationships

  • I Hope Love Lets You Stay You

    I don’t know why I feel the need to tell you this, but I hope when love finds you, it doesn’t make you question your worth. I hope it doesn’t make you feel like you have to become smaller, quieter, easier, or more understanding just to keep someone by your side. I hope you never… Read more

  • Checklist

    Must love the beach.Must know how to cook.Must own a decent camera.Fine. That should be easy. Must watch K-dramas,sit through period films,know his Greek mythology.Now we’re narrowing it down. Must respect the capybara.This is important.I will not elaborate.Put a check beside it. Must eat cucumber sliceswith crushed spicy Cheetoswithout asking me oncewhat is wrong with… Read more

  • Hi, self.

    This feels like the right time to write it. Not when the applause was still ringing and not when you were rushing from one commitment to another. Sometimes the body forces us to sit still long enough to understand what just happened.  Tonight, I find myself sitting with gratitude. The past two weekends have been… Read more

  • Tuesday Lessons

    I finished Tuesdays with Morrie on a Tuesday. That feels meaningful to me. I did not expect the book to affect me this much. I usually avoid stories about sickness because my childhood was filled with hospital visits. I accompanied my grandmother almost every day. Waiting rooms, hospital beds, quiet corridors. Illness feels familiar to me, but… Read more

  • Autopilot no more

    These past days have affected me more than I expected. I have always felt indifferent toward marriage. I do not disrespect it, but I have never fully believed in it. My parents separated even though they were married. I have also seen many people fall apart in relationships. Because of that, I learned to keep… Read more

  • On Not Ruining Things

    A question came up tonight that carried more weight than it pretended to. It was phrased lightly, almost like a thought experiment. What do you do when the choice is between taking a chance or ruining the friendship. That phrase stayed with me. Ruin the friendship. It sounded less like a possibility and more like… Read more

  • Resurfacing

    Some wounds feel endless. Some tears feel too heavy. Writing this was my way of noticing that even when you sink repeatedly, there’s a way back to the surface. He hurt mein ways so small they looked harmless,a word, a pause, a choice not made.Yet I learned that a single tear,when heavy enough,can drown a… Read more