Rec | THOUGHT FO TODAY

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started thinking about how the love I seek in others is a love I got from friends and family. being in love is pretty nice, but so is a hug from your mom.

@computerwife

Feb 14, 2025

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@chlobee

THATS WHAT IM SAYIN love from friends and family is so underrated in a culture that prioritizes romance above all else

Feb 14, 2025

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@ave

Feb 1, 2024

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this

so simple but it has stuck with me since. it's probably been a year since i received this message and the sender is now a hinge match turned close dear friend. i go back to look at and think about this whenever i'm down on myself close second is one of my new school friends telling me, after only knowing me a few months, that she can see how strongly i love people and that she loves me for it. i've always seen it as a fault but i deserve to be loved for those too

@stellate

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