The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai

“I’m grateful for these tears. I’m grateful I was vulnerable enough to love him. I would do it all over again, even knowing I would lose them eventually… Being vulnerable is a risk. Love– romantic, platonic, familial, it doesn’t matter what kind of love– is a risk. Because… they can leave. They can die or be hurt or simply walk away. But a moment of that love, child, it’s worth it. If you have a second, a minute, a month, a year, a decade with that person? You count yourself lucky. You can use that love and the lessons it taught you to plant more seeds for love. You can live off that love for a lifetime.”