“It was never about finding someone ‘perfect’. It was about finding someone who could love you entirely. Someone who may not have had the kind of life that you did—speckled with pain and ounces of heartache—but tried their best to understand your journey, your trauma, and your burden. It wasn’t about finding someone who ‘accepted’ you, no. It was about finding someone who saw how magnificent you are. Flawed, yes, but filled with enough love that it could drown them. But they learned to float. Heck, they even learned to swim inside your overwhelming heart. They learned about your scars and internal troubles. They cherished the battles you won. They rooted for you. They wanted you to be happy. It was never about finding someone who didn’t judge you for your past. It was about finding someone who acknowledged every experience you’ve ever had because it made you, you. It was never about finding someone ‘perfect’. It was about finding your person. The one whose hand you’d hold at the end of it all and say, ‘You don’t know how much I’ve gone through just to be here’, and knowing—undoubtedly—that they understood.” Ruby Dhal x
