Okay, this quote is uber cheesy and I don’t believe that whoever you’re meant to be with should really treat you like you’re perfect (you’re not), but let’s real talk for a second.
Today I was reading posts from Humans of New York and came across one about an old couple who said they depended on each other more since they grew old:
"We depend on each other more than we used to"
I started thinking about (for real) how people get pretty gross when they get old. I mean, things start breaking and not working, and sometimes you’re just gonna be unable to help it/pitiful. That’s what happens. So the phrase “I want to grow old with you” took on new meaning for me.
Growing old with someone isn’t about being sweet and drinking juice and sitting in rocking chairs together. I mean- that stuff too, but it’s also about being able to be completely comfortable with one another and depend on one another, in a non-cutesy way. When you grow old, you sort of shed your skin. You’re not gonna look your best or smell your best or anything, so you’d better be comfortable with the person you love seeing you that way, and be comfortable with seeing them that way. You’ll both be imperfect in a lot of ways, so I think it’d be rad to find someone to laugh about it with. That’s what growing old together means to me now. Cool.
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