Incidentally, I had crazy feelings for one of those four people. Right before going off to college, for about a year, I had this friend group of four people. I want to know this part of you.” Corrine, 19, Newport, KY I started explaining with my eyes glued to the ground and he stopped me and said, “Don’t look away. I just started crying, and Zach asked me why. It had the most painful, hateful things I have ever said about myself. Fast forward to me moving in with him and unpacking my stuff. I work two jobs and volunteer and have friends. I hate this term, but he’s only seen me as a “high functioning” depressed person. At that point I was in a decent place with my mental health. Because even though love may not be all we need, at times, it's enough to just keep going. So, with that, I sought out people to ask them about the most romantic thing someone has ever done for them, all in the the hopes of clinging to something good in the world, something special, emotional, ridiculous, and meaningful in the ways we show people that we love them.
Love can also be a lot of things, but I’m not sure it can ever be talked about enough. Love is often on my mind and, frankly, I'd like to think I'm not bad at it. I like to dwell on the sweet and the silly and the thoughtful. I seek it everywhere - in my conversations, my books, my television. And as you embark on that journey, I think we could all do well to remember that we are inherently worthy and deserving of one life's greatest joys: love. Because it's in small moments like these that we gain the strength to carry on, hopefully to much brighter days. But I also believe that if you are alive, you should never stop seeking out that which makes you happy, which brings you joy or a sense of belonging or community. Waking up everyday and being so connected to the developments of the world, I’ve learned what a lot of people already know to be true: being alive is, at least right now, kind of terrifying, and because of how divided and scared and unaccepting a lot of the world has become, there is, I think, a lot of sadness in the world.
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