Our Little World

  I don’t know what the future really holds. But I keep thinking about one part of it that feels close: you coming near me. You living in the same city. Maybe we see each other daily, weekly, fortnightly, or even just once in a while. But just knowing you’re a few minutes away from me brings hope. And with that hope come some dreams, simple ones and moments I want to live with you. I dream of the first time I’ll see you in person. Maybe I’ll prefer to meet you indoors the first time since outdoor meetings make long hugs risky. So I’ll wait somewhere quiet, nervous and excited at the same time. When you finally arrive, I might not even know what to say. I’ll hug you like a crazy madman. I’ve seen you in photos, on video, I’ve read your words, I’ve heard your voice, but seeing you standing there in front of me will be something else. Maybe we won’t do anything special that day. Just hug and sit somewhere and talk. You’ll tell me how your life is going. I’ll listen quietly, watching...

  My love I don’t know if words will ever fully capture what you’ve done for me, but I’ll try, because you deserve to know. You’ve changed me. Completely, deeply, and beautifully. Before you, I was a different person. Not just different in the way I looked at the world, but different in how I existed in it. After that last one-sided affair, I felt shattered inside, like a mirror that had been broken long ago, with no one ever bothering to gather the pieces. I walked carefully through life, trying not to hurt myself more. I apologized for taking up space, for needing love, for being too quiet or too emotional. I kept asking people to stay. I begged for conversations. I lowered myself in friendships that drained me and waited for love that never came. Slowly, I stopped believing in love altogether. It felt like a word people used for comfort, not something real or lasting. But then, you arrived. And nothing was ever the same again. You came like a calm breeze, soft and real. ...

Sometimes, life surprises you but not with grand events or dramatic changes, but with a person. A person who doesn’t arrive with fireworks or fanfare, but with something much deeper: peace, understanding and real affection. I never thought someone like that would be a part of my life. She’s not just a person I know. I feel like I belong to her. Like some part of me lives in her smile, in her way of saying my name, in the way she talks to me. She’s the kindest soul I’ve ever met and I don’t say that lightly. There’s a warmth in her that makes you feel safe and not judged. Someone who sees you the way you want, not just noticed. Someone who loves you in the most amicable way and not just liked. I’m not someone you’d call traditionally attractive or pursuable. I’m not the guy with the best looks or the most fashionable one. But somehow, she looks at me like I’m the most beautiful man in the world. And not because of how I appear but because of who I am. She sees my character. She un...

To the one I love, I want to tell you something very clearly today. Please never think that your problems, your worries, or the things you feel deeply could ever reduce the love or understanding between us. They will never come in the way of our connection. You don’t need to be careful around me in that sense. You don’t need to hold back or think twice before sharing something just because it’s heavy or emotional. I never want you to feel like you're a burden on me. You are not a burden, my love. You are the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me. And everything that comes with you, be it your thoughts, your emotions, or your pain; everything matters to me. I care about it all. I want you to feel safe telling me anything. I want to be the first person you turn to when something hurts or when something feels too much. I will never judge you, and I will never make you feel like you're being too much. I will always listen to you. I will always try to understand, even wh...