He doesn’t have to put on a show…he just exists, and somehow that’s enough. When he’s near, my body forgets the need to guard itself. My breath slows. My heart settles. It’s as if my whole being remembers what peace feels like when it’s finally safe.

Most people never find that. They’re too busy chasing sparks…those quick, wild flashes that light up the sky and disappear before you even know what they meant. Sparks are beautiful, sure, but they’re fickle. They’ll never steady your trembling hands or quiet the storm in your mind. You can’t build a life on something that burns out before morning.

But real love…real love is quieter than that. It feels like remembering a song you’ve always known the words to. Like coming home to a place you didn’t realize was missing.

It lasts, not because it demands your attention, but because it never has to. It stays…not for show, not for drama, but because it was always meant to.

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this is so beautifully written.

it took me awhile to truly understand the depth of real love this way. like others, i "chased sparks", believing love is found in the performance, in the passion.

it's not that my love wasn't present, it was just inconsistent. it came with a plea—to be seen, to be validated. but "love doesn't demand attention."

real love can't be given or received by demand. i had to learn to love and accept myself fully before i could love Her and receive Her love fully.

perhaps, early on, this is what She saw in me, or felt with me rather—something quiet, something safe, because that's what i felt with Her.

and i'm fortunate, because She believed in me. that i could figure it out and rise to meet Her where She stood. She stayed because She knew i could, because She knew i was meant to be Her good boy...

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Awe!! Happily ever afters do exist! I’m happy you have found yours! 💜