Honestly if there's anything this year has taught me, it's that romantic love can be kind of fickle.
Not to drag anyone who found some kind of romantic love this year, but I've found that romantic love just doesn't work for me. Even a ten year relationship that seemed so solid fell apart in front of my eyes.
However, platonic love has never let me down, especially this year. The past couple years I've met people I didn't even think would be so important to me when I met them, and now it's plain to me that they are pieces I didn't even know were missing. A couple of them I freely call my soulmates, and they mean the universe to me. And I hope they know that and that I try to show them every single day.
Not to mention my family has been such a rock to me. Just fucking ride or die all the way. And I know I'm very lucky considering I have friends who's families are the actual worst and one day I'm gonna fight them.
I guess my point is...don't worry about romantic love so much. It's no greater than platonic love, and, at least in my experience, is much more temporary. Give your love to people who show their love to you when you need it most, regardless of what the relationship is. Hold on to them like a life line. Never take love for granted simply because it's platonic and not romantic.
