For too long I thought respect was automatic. You get married, you respect the person. But that's not real respect. Real respect is earned, and it's built on really knowing someone. So the best thing for me is to take my time. To not rush toward marriage, but to understand what I'm actually looking for. 🌸

The best thing for me is to develop myself first. To grow in my own faith, my own wisdom, my own strength. Because a woman who knows herself—who's strong in her beliefs, who has her own dreams and values—she can be a real partner, not just someone who follows. She can respect wisely, not blindly. 💪

I think the best thing is to understand that creating a good home isn't about sacrificing myself. It's about bringing my whole self to that home. My intelligence, my strength, my creativity, my voice. A good husband doesn't want a wife who's smaller than herself. He wants a woman who's becoming the best version of herself. 🏡

The best thing for me is to wait for someone who sees me, all of me—not just my willingness to respect him, but my ability to challenge him, to grow alongside him, to build something together that's stronger than either of us alone. 💫

And while I'm waiting, the best thing is to stop thinking about marriage as the goal of my life. Because my life has meaning right now. Today. In this moment. I have things to learn, people to love, dreams to pursue that don't require a husband. A partnership should add to a good life, not create one. 💕

Is it possible to believe deeply in marriage and family while also believing your life is complete right now, just as you are? I'm learning that the answer is yes. ✨