Someone who would rather have an uncomfortable conversation than let things fester in silence. Someone who sees honesty not as a risk but as a gift.

The thing about choosing to be honest is that it actually raises the bar for everyone around you. 🤍 You can't keep someone in your life who consistently lies to you or plays games. It becomes clear very quickly who's capable of real intimacy and who's just looking for a comfortable arrangement. And that clarity is actually a mercy, even when it's painful.

I've noticed that the people I trust most aren't the ones who say what I want to hear. They're the ones who tell me the truth, even when it's hard. 💫 Even when it would be easier to let me believe something false. That's love—holding someone's truth and your own truth at the same time, and being willing to work through the places where they collide.

Being honest also means being honest about your own needs. Not waiting for someone to figure you out. Not expecting them to read your mind. Not performing happiness when you're actually struggling. 🙏 It means being willing to say "I need more from this" or "This isn't working for me" even if you don't know exactly what would work instead. Just being real about the reality of where you are.

I think the loneliness people feel in relationships comes from being deeply known by no one. Everyone gets a edited version. Everyone gets the performance. 💚 And so you're alone together. But if you're willing to be honest—genuinely, consistently honest—you get to experience what it's like to be truly known. And once you've felt that, you can't settle for less.

What would it feel like to stop pretending, even just for a moment, and see if someone could love the actual you? ✨