love

All you need is Love, and Love is all you need.

First There Was Me… Then I Added Three (part 3A of 3: Mushu)
It all started back in 2015 May, when the relationship with Romeo came to an abrupt end after being together for two years. I was devastated at my loss and figured I was cursed because my mom used to always say that when I was younger. She said that relationships never really worked out for many the women in my family and that three were the magic number. You know the saying “third times a charm?” Yeah well that never worked out for us. Long story short, there are three fathers in my family, my cousin’s family, my grandma's family etc, and none of those three men ever worked out so they gave up on love and became amazing single mothers.
By Lee Lee8 years ago in Humans
Clyde
I was younger, trying to "fly too early," in his words, but I knew it was something that wouldn’t go away. I still know that. He’s told me he doesn’t understand what this is. What he is to me, what I am to him. In six years have we ever known? Will we ever know? Will I ever be Bonnie? I want to ask if I will ever be his, but I know in some dysfunctional way that I already am.
By Shaqira Jemmett8 years ago in Humans
Not Good Enough
Life is difficult... Things have been black and blue... Brown and gray... Things have been plain—Monochromatic. Your own house became this loud playground of solitude and ignorance. Every corner, every spot, every sight that you encounter seems to be empty.
By France Bantatua8 years ago in Humans
Life After Love: Part 16
Marley A trip to Mexico is just what I needed to relieve the stress that had been giving me gray hairs all week. Jesse and I managed to crash a few beach parties, drink and dance until morning, and ended up with one of the worst hangovers we've had in a while. Drinking all night was fine in your early twenties, but pushing thirty almost made the hangover last longer somehow, as if my body just couldn't handle all the alcohol I was pouring into it. We did, however, gather ourselves enough to get sober on our drive back to Pasadena. It was six in the evening by the time we got to Pasadena. The sun beamed on my car as we breezed through the open country road. Lucky for us, my air conditioning was functioning well, considering the last heatwave of the season was still plaguing us.
By Sharlene Alba8 years ago in Humans
Life After Love: Part 15
SERENA "I don't think I've ever seen anything so sexy," my husband's compliment only made me chuckle as I stared up at him from the rim of my glasses. He stood in the doorway of my new home office, located near the guest bedroom, as he marveled at me while I breast fed Zander. I continued to finish up some closing contracts for the properties I managed to sell within a week as Daniel made his way towards me, placing soft kisses along my neck the second his lips touched my skin. It definitely helped to relieve some of the stress managing all of these renovations gave me. The past couple of months trying to finish renovating all of these properties at the same time were exhausting, but in the end, it paid off. We now had close to $500,000 in our joint account and I couldn't wait to head back out there to re-invest and double that amount in the next few months.
By Sharlene Alba8 years ago in Humans
First There Was Me... Then I Added Three (Part 2 of 3)
(If you read part one, you would remember that Romeo was Hermoso’s best friend from church.) I remember meeting Romeo for the first time back in the fall of 2009 at the church Hermoso brought me to. I was very nervous about going to a church where I wouldn’t know anybody, but at the same time I was excited to be back in the church community because I haven’t been there in a long time.
By Lee Lee8 years ago in Humans
The One Who Shook My World
The way we fell in love, it was like a movie. Not like those where you spot someone from across the room and know they are the one you want to grow old with. No, this was a slow-growing overwhelming sense of desire, need, and lust for one another. Our bodies found their way forming into a beautiful masterpiece when we were together. Our minds spoke words you could never imagine. I was the dreamer and he the realist. Which, in itself, is funny to say considering the goals we had had for our lives when we first began talking.
By Mich8 years ago in Humans
A Letter to My Partner
My partner and I have been together for five years. It took me two years to open up to him and actually trust him. Sometimes we fight, other times we simply hang together and just enjoy a nice drink or two reading or playing games together.
By Heather Wilkins8 years ago in Humans
The Art of Self-Love
Self love: “Regard for one’s own well-being and happiness.” Are you loving yourself today and putting your needs first? It’s ok! If someone tells you you’re being selfish by doing so tell them it’s the most selfless selfish act you could do for you and those you love. Let that soak in...❤️
By Charisma Dawn8 years ago in Humans
Love
Human beings are the only species who are capable of giving and receiving this “wonderful” thing we know as love. I put wonderful in quotations because some would describe it totally different. I think we can all agree that love makes one do absurd things. Love is a scary thing, it can be so powerful. If you truly love someone, you’ll go through the depths of hell for them, let the flames ignite your skin. More people commit murder out of deep compassion than pure hatred. We let this thing we call love have a hold on us for what? Lots of human beings are convinced that if you’re not in a relationship, you’re not fulfilled, that if you don’t have a significant other, you can’t possibly be the happiest you can be. Let me tell you this though, you can be alone & not be lonely. If we look at the statistics, more than half of marriages fail and end in divorce. The average marriage only last 13.7 years, while the average life expectancy is 82.2 years. You're supposed to get married & live happily ever after no? Be together forever? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not shaming love or marriage but I do think that lots of people today have made these misconceptions about love. This has a lot to do with admiration and lust, they have a big impact on love. There’s for sure a difference between being in love & having love for someone. But this word love is thrown around like it’s nothing. It’s lost its true meaning. Some believe in love at first sight, I think it’s impossible. That just means you’re attracted to the way they carry themselves. You haven’t loved someone till you’ve witnessed their darkness, entered & traveled around their psyche, and accepted them for who they truly are, with open arms. You have to embrace their flaws, not run from them. When somebody has love for you, it is so apparent. In their words, in their gestures, in their actions—it is obvious. It’s so hard to explain love, it’s just something we feel in every inch of our body, the butterflies in your stomach, something that fills up your heart. We all have our own definitions of love though. The way we perceive love has lots to do with the way we’ve seen love. Our perspective of love changes based on our experiences in life. You love & your learn. You could be with a person for a week & be infatuated, give them your all. You could also be with a person for years & there could never be any genuine love. It’s all about the vibe & connection you feel with someone. I truly believe that everyone has a soulmate, there’s at least one human that your soul is connected to, you were undoubtedly put on this universe to be with that person. I find it’s very rare we end up with that person due to wrong timing or never meeting them.
By Annaleigh Perry8 years ago in Humans
Love of My Life
As cheesy as it is, home is where your heart is. For me, home is my boyfriend (Isaiah). We've been through a lot in the past couple of years. It almost feels like we've been through everything.
By Kyla Lee8 years ago in Humans
Unconditional Love
Unconditional love. This is the love that those who are closest to you are meant to have, is it not? Often, the family is used as an example of such a weird concept. You get told that unconditional love is the love that you have for your family and your family has for you.
By Mochi Mirangue8 years ago in Humans