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Self acceptance through romantic love

Romantic relations let you feel a level of intimacy which you can't from platonic relations. The intimacy that I am talking about is not the physical one; rather it is the bond that you share with your partner. They don't bat an eye on your imperfections, be it physical or mental. They look at you as if you are the most beautiful person they have ever laid their eyes on. You can see the love for you in their eyes, they sparkle with happiness because they are with you. They cherish every bit of you and thank the heavens that they found you. They kiss away your fears and scars with their words, and their actions amplify the effect. Through all this they slowly heal parts of you that used to break you. They help you see that you are a beautiful person despite the imperfections that you may have and their love helps you believe it. You start accepting those scars of yourself, even the pronounced ones. You begin to bloom, your light shining brighter than ever. And then the magic happens, you start falling in love with yourself.

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by TheAdGuy

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Extremely Beautiful quote on finding connection

“When you’re young, you believe that there will be many people with whom you’ll connect with deeply. Later in life, you come to realize that it only happens a few times. A few moments, frozen in genuine beauty, where you look at someone and you know, from a place deep within yourself, that they are going to mean something to you, that they are rare. When it comes to this kind of connection, it’s important to understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed — that is a scientific fact. If the depth is there, it cannot be denied, cannot slip through your fingers, cannot be something you successfully run away from due to fear of exposure or battle wounds. You can try to dismiss it, can try to stay protected and hidden from the warmth, but your hiding spot is never watertight — it always catches up to you. And if it’s not meant to fit within the soul of you, if it’s simply not your love to hold, no amount of bargaining with your heart will anchor it. That is the beauty of discovering the things that stay, the things that fall into place. In a world of billions, in a world where we are all seeking connection but avoiding eye contact, there are remarkable points of impact where you manage to crash yourself into someone who ends up breaking through the exterior. Someone who makes contact with your heart, who grows roots within it. Together, you beat the odds. If you have found human beings like this, I hope you protect them. I hope you risk your heart for what you feel. I hope you believe that you are worthy of something full, and pointed and real. I hope you never settle for less, because certain people are truly just rare, beautiful drops of borrowed light that find their way to you. You don't feel alien with them. The otherness never arrives. There isn't a version of yourself you have to shed in order to feel connected to them. They see you clearly. You are held there. (Continued...)