arrice:

“Somebody loves you if they pick an eyelash off of your face or wet a napkin and apply it to your dirty skin. Somebody loves you if they can order you food without having to be told what you want. Somebody loves you if they will rub your back at any given moment.

Somebody loves you if they assume the role of caretaker when you’re sick. It’s easy to care about someone when they don’t need you. It’s easy to love them when they’re healthy and don’t ask you for anything. Being sick is different. Being sick means asking someone to hold your hair back when you vomit. 

Somebody loves you if they call you out. They know you well enough and care about you enough to ask you to chill out, to bust your balls, to tell you to stop. They aren’t passive observers in your life, they are in the trenches. They have an opinion about your decisions and the things you say and do. They want to be a part of it; they want to be a part of you.

Somebody loves you if they don’t mind the quiet. They don’t mind running errands with you or cleaning your apartment while blasting some annoying music. There’s no pressure, no need to fill the silences. 

Somebody loves you if they want you to be happy, even if that involves something that doesn’t benefit them. They realize the things you need to do in order to be content and come to terms with the fact that it might not include them. 

Somebody will always love you. If you don’t think this is true, then you’re not paying close enough attention.”

One day I want to blow up a bunch of heart balloons and tie a little note full of love to it and go around town giving them to people.