I watch people: laughter, walks, "we're together forever" - and I understand that sometimes it's easier for me to sit with a cup of tea and a book than to pretend to be someone in order to "fit into" someone else's story. 📚☕️ And this is not a complaint, it's just a fact. Sometimes I love loneliness more than any fleeting intimacy.

Sometimes it seems to me that people are more afraid of loneliness than they are afraid of boring relationships. And me? I'm not afraid. I'm more afraid of losing myself in an attempt to please someone. 😤 I want to remain myself - strange, sharp, funny and a little contradictory.

Sure, there are moments when my heart beats faster, when someone smiles at the right moment, and I think: "I wish..." 💓 But more often than not, I just smile to myself and continue doing what I like: writing, walking, laughing at my own weirdness.

Maybe someday someone will come along who will appreciate my independence, my weirdness, and my ability to enjoy solitude. In the meantime, I'm learning to be myself - without compromise, without masks, and without unnecessary drama. 🌪✨

And you know what? It's cool. Being alone is not emptiness. It's the freedom to choose when and with whom to share your world. 💖

Val