Romantic emotions aren’t for everyone, and that’s okay. There are times when we have to remind ourselves of the other forms of love that exist and are expressed in a platonic form.

If you’ve of a certain audience of the internet, you’ve likely seen the list of love languages. if not, give this a look.

I’ve experienced them all in different ways, as a giver and receiver. Many lessons were learned in those times, like how not to confuse any of those languages as romantic or especially sexual attraction. The latter one can get you hurt worse, but let me not dive too deep in there.

For me, I enjoy that I’m in a place where I know what love can and should be, versus how others will weaponize it for their own means. That can make, and has made many believe that love should be conditional.

Without breaking that habit, you risk attaching to people that will continuously warp your reality. Breaking it isn’t meant for everyone, but for those that do it, they may experience emotional rollercoasters.

It’s plural because not all of them are built the same. Just like us.

But the people, or special person, that you meet during the rides are ones you want to stay attached to when they’re back to the platform.

People you’ve shared an amazing amount of laughs with.

Ones you’ll chill or cuddle with, as cross your fingers hoping they like your film choice.

Or even count a work-related event as a romantic date.

They’re worth all the rocky surfaces, rickety tracks, and rough waters that lead to reform your definition of love.

D.F.