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You can’t live in the what-ifs

Instead of telling myself that I’m okay, I tell myself that I will be okay. Maybe not today, but I’ll get there. I repeat it in my head, over and over.

“Falling in love is terrifying.”

“I hate asking for help.” “That’s because deep down, you want someone to see what you need before you have to ask.”

It’s one of the most terrifying things we all do—allow people to see us without all our protective layers.

“I saw something else in those photos,” Charlie says. And then he goes for it. “I saw myself falling in love with you.”

I’m lucky to have so much past, so many memories. It’s a gift to age.

Don’t let wounds fester. It only gets harder to repair them.

“I’m very good at what I do, and I love being good.”

“Sometimes I wonder if I’ve ever done anything good in my entire life.”

“You laugh, Alice. You laugh that big, beautiful laugh of yours. And you’re more like yourself when you’re together. You’re always so busy taking care of everyone and making people happy, but you’re different around Charlie. There’s a lightness to you I haven’t seen in a long time—like you have the freedom to just be when you’re with him.”

“But the thing about love languages,” Charlie says, “is it’s not just about how we express love, but how we receive love. You need someone to do something for you that makes you feel loved. Someone to help you.”

“Anyway, people often show love the way they want to receive it. You’re acts of service. You show love by performing thoughtful acts, like helping your ex with his business and bringing Nan to the lake. But those gestures can go unnoticed or unappreciated.”

You need someone who supports you in the same way you support them. You need someone who gives as much as they get.

I pride myself on being a solid friend, a helpful sister, the good daughter. But for the man I loved? I would have done anything.