Have you ever noticed how some people become more of themselves after falling in love?

Have you ever noticed how some people become more of themselves after falling in love? Not less independent, and not because somebody came along and completed them. They just start becoming more alive. He makes her believe in something she almost gave up on. So she tries again. And then she sees something in him that he hasn't fully learned to see in himself yet. So he starts living up to it. And then he gives her safety, and she just gives him way more inspiration. And somehow they both start becoming people that they might never have become alone. And I don't think that's dependency. That's expansion. Because the best love doesn't just love you for who you are. It creates the conditions for more of you to come alive. You start taking bigger risks, you soften in places that you used to protect. You even dream differently. You become braver with your life because somebody you deeply respect can already see the person you're becoming. So don't just look for someone who loves you. Look for the person whose love makes you want to maximize more of your life. And then love them in a way that does the same. Because maybe the rarest kind of love isn't finding someone that you can't live without. It's finding someone who helps to bring to life the parts of you that might have never lived without them.