Always Love Loud

For as long as I can remember, I've always been the kind of person to love the people around me loudly. I was never ashamed or embarrassed of showing the people that I cared about how much they mean to me. I express this in various ways through acts of service or words of affirmation. To put it more into perspective, I'm the kind of friend that will randomly message you in the middle of the night and express how much I appreciate you because it's something you deserve to know.

This fearlessness that I had when it came to expressing my feelings is a quality I had always loved about myself, but there was a time in my life when I didn't. I was 17 when I had my heartbroken by someone I really liked at the time. Like most breakups, it wasn't easy, and I was having a really tough time trying to navigate it. I kept beating myself up over the fact that I wore my heart on my sleeve, and maybe if I hadn't, I wouldn't be hurting as much as I was. As time went on, that regret I had slowly started to change into being grateful that I did. Relationships are all about expressing how much you love/like someone, so why would I regret showing my partner at the time how much they meant to me?? That breakup taught me a lot of important lessons, but the most important lesson of all that it taught me was: NEVER apologize for loving someone loudly.

"What if I'm too much? What If I'm showing my emotions too much to this person?" YOU ARE NEVER TOO MUCH AND NEVER WILL BE! Love is meant to be a lot; love is meant to be loud and known! People should never be afraid of loving someone too much! If you are having similar thoughts, please never tone down the way you love people in fear of taking too much space. You are ALLOWED to take up space and be as open as you want. Your emotions are valid and if you are with someone who makes you feel the exact opposite then here's my advice: leave.

You should always love the people around you with intensity because life is never certain. Relationships and Friendships are special bonds that are meant to be vessels as a way to express the love we have for one another. Love is shown in so many different ways and forms and we should never deprive ourselves of joy by missing out on one of the most important experiences there is to experience as human beings. We were meant to love and enjoy the life we were given, so take full advantage of it. I know it's easier said than done but the love you have within you is way too unique to not be shown and experienced by others.

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