The Last Love of My 20s
What if you had one day? What would you do?
I had one day—one hour, really—with this person, and it felt like we were the same soul living different lives. It was a literal “twin, where have you been?” moment. Not to be that person, but I think I met the love of my life… for real this time.
We spent two hours together. I know that sounds crazy, but I’ve never met anyone I felt so safe with—someone I could truly be myself around. Is this weird? Yes. Insane? Definitely. But it made me question myself. Why am I like this? Is this just some girl phase that lasts all through your twenties?
Maybe it sounds silly, but sometimes I really believe life could be like the movies. And honestly, that might be my biggest problem. Last month in therapy, I told my therapist about this, and she literally looked at me at 10:15 a.m. and said, “Girl, stop being stupid.” I was so taken aback—like, at 10 a.m. on a Thursday? I wasn’t ready for that. But honestly… why can’t life be like the movies? Why can’t I meet someone on a random Tuesday, spend time together, and live happily ever after?
I get it. That’s not real life. But what if it were? What if things could just happen like that? I feel like so often, obstacles get in the way of us doing what we really want. But then again, if everything were easy and straightforward, would we even want it? Do we crave challenges by nature?
Take my job, for example—there’s not much challenge, and it’s boring. But when I am challenged, things feel more exciting. Maybe that’s the whole point. If something comes too easily, does it lose its meaning?
After this experience, I realized just how fast life moves. When it comes to things that truly matter—love, connection—both people have to nurture it. That’s something I completely missed in my first experience with love. I thought that just because it felt exhilarating and passionate, it was meant to last forever. So, I did everything I could to force it to work, regardless of how he felt or how the relationship itself felt. And that’s the key—forcing things never works.
We’re in a transition period in human history, where we’re all becoming more aware of the energy around us. So, what’s the lesson? Maybe there isn’t just one. Life is full of lessons, and everyone will take something different from this.
By: Bria The Editor
