marry the person you genuinely enjoy being friends with. the one who makes you laugh so hard you stop caring how ridiculous you look. someone whose company you never have to perform for. someone who can handle your weirdness and still chooses you. someone who can celebrate the good days with you and sit beside you through the ones that completely break you down. because attraction matters, passion matters, but so does having a person who feels like your safest friend. the kind of love that combines friendship, desire, laughter, tenderness, and a willingness to stay when life gets difficult is the kind you can build a life around.