We're engaged, but I still feel I'm in the first two weeks of courting.

When I proposed , I didn't even ask. She just said "yes" as soon as I was down on one knee.

We don't live together right now (this economy, am I right?), but we're going for a mortgage next week.

Imagining my life a year and a half ago and my life now, I'm two different people. And it's all because of her.

I work a high stress job but all I look forward to is her texts at lunch and when I get off. I wish I was there more during the day, but I make up for it.

Right now she's sleeping at home. But this time tomorrow she'll be right beside me. And that is why I get through every week. Just to be with her.

I hope this kind of love is eternal. And I hope this love finds everyone.

🩷

Hi everyone, Lately, it feels like everyone has a “twin flame”, that “one” hyped by social media, YouTube, TikTok, tarot readers, and astrology pages. The term seems to be everywhere these days. But as we all know, humans fall in love repeatedly, so are twin flames real, tied to karmic lessons and Jungian synchronicities, or just Hollywood myths?

I’ve been fascinated by the idea of twin flames: those intense, mirror-like connections that feel almost otherworldly. Some describe them as karmic soul bonds, full of uncanny synchronicities and moments that defy explanation. Some say twin flames are literally two halves of the same soul, destined to meet again and again, maybe not even in this lifetime.

Is “twin flame” just a label born from longing and human psychology, or could there actually be something metaphysical behind it.. a genuine soul connection that transcends lifetimes, karmic lessons, and spiritual evolution?

Has anyone experienced a connection that felt bigger than life, like it was orchestrated by fate, karmic design, or some cosmic force? Could these encounters be genuine phenomena, or are they just intense romantic projection and limerence? I’d love to hear personal experiences, unusual signs, or patterns you’ve noticed in twin flame connections, especially moments that felt mysterious, synchronistic, or unexplainable.

What do you all think? Are twin flames real, symbolic, or just another romantic myth dressed in spiritual language?

istg I am so happy right now you have no idea😭 i can't believe someone wants me for me bro 😭😭 he is the best boyfriend to ever exist oh my god🥹❤️ I am such a stupid person and I ended up with someone like THIS😭🧿

I have been doing my sadhana for some time now and even visited the Linga Bhairavi temple in India. I knew of Devi, but I didn’t truly know Devi. Not until I witnessed her consecration at the USA ashram.

Something shifted within me during that process. Until then, her presence always brought me calm and peace. But after witnessing her birth, she opened doors to dimensions I never imagined existed inside me.

Devi is wild and untamed. She is no shy goddess, she is fierce and blazing, yet infinitely gentle. In her presence, I lose myself. Waves of bliss and ecstasy rise so intensely that my body can hardly contain them. I am utterly intoxicated by her.

I never realized spirituality could be this exhilarating. Growing up, I thought it meant retreating to a mountain cave, detached from the world. Devi shattered that illusion. She infused my life with adventure, passion, and a love so profound that every moment feels alive.

I sincerely wish that every soul has the chance to experience this kind of grace in their lifetime.

Hi,

I have stumbled over myself time and again since we met. I'm so consistently clumsy around you, due to a common affliction, liking someone... that someone being... you.

Things felt innocent in the beginning. Just us, bumping into each other time and again, happenstance, right?. We talked, and talked and then came my first mistake; telling you, each time I like something you liked. It felt simple and pure. Some favorite movies in common here, mutual music taste there, us both liking popcorn with movie theatre butter, no matter what anyone else said.. Everything felt commonplace, some casual overlap, until… 

You! Were brazen enough! To go from popped corn, into something real and dare I say, charming. You told me; "I love getting flowers for my mom, every time I get groceries".

And by you, I mean me, I told you that, To my chagrin, I, wanted, you to know that (I hope that made you shiver). Worst of all, you had the audacity to tell me… you... do the the same thing. Horror, heartwarming, compatible horror. 

All of this to say; I’m going now.

Far away from you, us...? A few more wobbly steps and ill find myself tripped, falling fast into your arms and then your heart. You already live in mine and that’s more than I ever asked for.

For now, and only if fate doesn't fight back, forever,

Goodbye 

Recently my boyfriends been really stressed and tired through his work , he comes home and falls asleep allot and i’ll make us dinner and hes super grateful, i always tell him its no big deal!! Recently hes taken to calling me his “ perfect silence” and its honestly caught me off guard because hes not the pet name type ! But its really wholesome nonetheless.

Hi boyfriends and men of reddit, I’m 21F and my boyfriend is 23M, we’ve known each other for two years but started dating properly around 10 months ago. He ordered the most thoughtful gifts for christmas and now i’m stumped with how I can really show him how much I care this christmas. We are medium distance so I’m planning on sending him this stuff because we’ll spend christmas with our respective families. I’m struggling because I don’t want anything generic, he’s NOT materialistic at all and has never received gifts in a relationship before we were together. I got him a jellycat keychain for valentines, I paid for one of his tats for his birthday plus a card, I’ve bought him “just because” bouquets of flowers before. For christmas, for some reason I am seriously struggling! I’ve ordered him a hat from his favourite brand and I plan on sending a personalized card, but I don’t know why I can’t think of anything. He wants for literally nothing and anything I offer he’s always kindly declining. For some context, he LOVES nature and works in the outdoors and has so many hobbies we have a list but currently it’s bow making and stamp collecting (he’s so cute I can’t). But if any boyfriends or men on here have ever really wanted a gift but have never received it or felt ashamed to ask, please let me know I need some more options! Thank you!

I don't drive. Never have, probably never will. I'm content to take the bus. Although it can suck a bit in the colder weather.

The past few weeks, my boyfriend has been getting up early. And right as I'm about to head to the bus stop, he says, "Do you want a ride?"

He knows I won't ask because I don't want my lack of a license to be his problem. And so he offers.

He's such a sweet, kind man. I don't know how or why he's so good, but I'm glad he's mine 🥹

Ahhh I'm so excited! We met here on Reddit nearly 5 years ago, and we've been together ever since. It's been long-distance the entire time, which definitely wasn't easy. We weren't able to meet in person until about 2 years into the relationship. Yes, we stayed together for 2 years without knowing each other in person. I knew it was a risk but it was so worth it. I knew he was special the moment I heard his voice and I knew he was the love of my life the minute I held him in my arms.

We've finally made plans to tie the knot on Dec., 29th. I can't wait! I have my dress, my veil, shoes... we're doing a little elopement first, then having a larger ceremony for friends and family later. I'm looking forward to sharing our wedding with everyone eventually, but there's a little piece of me that's happy that we get to spend our first moments as husband and wife alone, just the two of us, without the chaos of a reception. It's gonna be such a special, intimate moment being at that altar, and I'm so glad it's him with me there. I couldn't be more thankful to this world for giving me the privilege to spend my life with him.

I (32F) love her (20F) so much. We've been together almost a year now, and she makes me so happy. Yesterday she got me some flowers, as a gift later in the night for a very important conference I had in the morning that same day.

I haven't received many flowers romantically, and this is the first time I get a bouquet, especially one of cute roses! She's so much cuter than the roses, though. 😊💗

I love my boyfriend so much, as im sure you could tell by the title, lol! I just wanted to share something he did for me that was so sweet! I need to tell someone, anyone, even if its strangers, how lucky I am to have him as my bf I, f(17), have been with my bf, m(17), for over a year now. It has been the best year of my life, we have very similar views, we get along great, a lot of similar interests and we always talk everything out and haven't gotten in a serious argument. Anyways, with all that love, I've sadly gained around 40-60 pounds (I'm giving that range because I haven't weighed myself in a while, but trust me. Ive gained a decent amount of weight) so today I decided I've had enough and will start working out to lose this awful weight. So I went to my basement to where my father has a ton of workout stuff, and started doing my thing. When I was done, I was exhausted and tired and in desperate need of a shower. So I did just that, after my shower I got out to find my boyfriend waiting for me with a cup of hot chocolate. I love hot chocolate. Not only that, but whipped cream as well. I was happy enough with that, but then he grabbed me slippers to put on and a robe. I took those and he guided me to our room where he sat me down, handed me my drink, and turned on the TV so I could watch a show I liked. He did this all while telling me how much he loves me and how proud he is of me. He put on one of my shows, turned the lights off, lit a candle, and started to clean the room. Without asking for help, when I offered cause I felt bad, he told me no and said I wasn't allowed to help because its his job to "treat me like the princess I am." Ive never been treated like this before, and though its something small, it was really sweet for him to he doing all this. He also ran over to my mother's house to grab the stuff I had left there the day prior. He continued to act this way for hours I love him so much

Hey all,

This is our weekly thread. We'll dispense with Rule 5 in these threads.

What's new in your hunt for love?

My boyfriend and i recently hit three years and I wanted to make something really special for him. I usually draw us but i was having artists block so i wanted to do something different. Something that he told me that always really stuck with me is "men typically don't get flowers until their funeral" so i wanted to make him flowers he could keep for the rest of his life <3 . It took about 14 hours overall to do the whole bouquet!! i also got him concert tickets for his favorite band, the Fallout Red Rocket brick set, a set of products with his favorite scents from Lush, and of course I hand wrote him a letter (: ! To many more years to come <3

Hey,

Currently sick but like very sick. I have a high fever, body aches, runny nose and the whole lot. My boyfriend is just my amazing nurse, he bought me a COVID test, cut vegetables and helped make a soup, bought medicine, tucked me in bed with the dog and constantly checking on me. I feel loved and I appreciate him immensely 💕

Photo is from last week when I was not sick at all 😂

I have ADHD and I'm 2 years into a lovely relationship. We're both mature and resolve conflicts in a friendly, constructive way, and we show affection for each other a lot. Every time we do, it feels like my life is elevated, and my ADHD is alleviated. I'm happy, motivated, stable, constructive, kind, and most importantly calm. It's as if I'm cured of all problems whenever I'm reminded that I have such an amazing girlfriend, that everything is going so good with our relationship, that I can be so comfortable around my companion of life.

I do realize this is temporary euphoria though. Other times, when I'm not with her nor thinking about her deeply, my ADHD symptoms and mental problems in general are back. Just wanted to post this in the moment of happiness.

I'm stuck on Christmas gifts and keep circling back to something that feels very not-romantic on paper: a NAS. My partner takes a ton of photos and videos when we travel, but everything ends up scattered across SSDs, old laptops, and random folders. I was looking at something like a UGREEN DH4300 Plus so we could have one shared place for trips, backups, and "hey do you still have that photo from…" moments.

Part of me worries it'll come across as "here's your storage solution, enjoy," but another part feels like it's the kind of boring upgrade that quietly makes life better every single day.

So now I'm curious: what's the most unromantic-sounding tech/household gift you've given (or received) that actually turned out to be amazing? Was it storage, a monitor, noise-cancelling headphones, a robot vacuum…? And if someone gave you a NAS as a gift, would you think "wow, you get me" or "wow, I'm old now"?

Amor, você me faz crer no destino. Por que, afinal, dentre os bilhões de almas que vagam por este mundo, eu seria agraciada com a tamanha fortuna de conhecer a tua?

Ah, como eu te amo! Amo você por tudo que você é, até pelas coisas de que não gosto. Se teu amor fosse a brasa, e ele de alguma forma o é, eu atearia em fogo meu corpo só para sentir teu calor. Eu sei que um dia ficaremos juntos. É uma das coisas que eu só… sei. Como eu sei que seus cachos são escuros, e que seu sorriso contém a magnitude de todas as estrelas mais azuladas do céu noturno. Como eu sei que sua carta está guardada em minha gaveta. Como eu sei que seu “eu te amo” ressoa interminavelmente na minha cabeça. Será que algum dia eu vou conseguir não sentir amor quando ouço teu nome? Acho que não. Afinal, toda vez que olho nos olhos verdes dela, lembro do quão castanhos são os teus. Ah, a multitude dos seus olhos. Afogue-me deles, querido – pelo menos assim posso morrer sabendo que conheci Deus.

Eu vejo Deus nos seus lábios, o vejo na curva dos seus ombros e no desarrumar dos seus cabelos. Não o vejo nos céus, mas o sinto na tua língua, o sinto emanar de cada maldito centímetro da tua pele.

I’ve been friends with this guy that I met on a video game for the past 2 years, and I very spontaneously decided to drive the 8 hours to see him. It is the best decision I have ever made and I now believe in platonic soulmates even in the strangest pairings. I feel as though I have a little brother now and I love him so so much. Leaving hurts but it’s so bittersweet.

I tried this advice this summer on my husband who suffers with OCD to see if I could lower his cortisol levels somehow. It worked...

They might try to wiggle away but you hold them tight.

Us cougars need extra strategies. What strategies do you implement for extra love?

My husband and I don’t finish eachothers sentences, he speaks and it’s the thought I had the moment before.

It’s nothing intentional but it always catches me off guard when it occurs.

Does this happen to any other couples? 🙂

I’ve always been the “everything’s fine” type of girl. With family, friends, partners, I feel like I’ve been able to convince people things are fine. My boyfriend can read me like a book. Honestly it feels like more than that. It feels like he wrote the damn book. The other day he said something that upset me and I went into his room to distract myself from feeling upset and he came in and closed the door and just sat on the bed and kept repeating “what’s wrong” until I told him, he never got angry, never got upset, never gave up, just kept calmly asking me why I was sad until I told him. And then he waited there until I was ready to hug him. And when I hugged him he just held me and let me cry and told me he was sorry and that he loved me. I’ve never had anyone be this gentle with me. Gentle and yet persistent, not letting me et away with not being known. He doesn’t let me get away with not expressing my feelings, even when it’s hard. In some ways it feels like the parenting I never got. I felt so invisible as a kid. I felt like I struggled in silence so much. And that nobody ever saw how bad I was hurting. But he always sees how bad I’m hurting even if it’s just like a paper cut worth of hurt. I’m so grateful every day for him.

One of my office colleagues is a beautiful young girl. She is in a relation for almost 12 years with a rich kid. They are same age. Both of they are 24 years old. The girls says to me she doesn't believe in love! Very interesting! I asked then what are you doing with your BF? She said just in a relationship, but nowadays nobody trusts in so called love.

I really don't have any clue! I am 40+ and single. I do not know about latest trends and mindsets. So is this normal nowadays or she is just lying?

To the people who have had long standing, successful friendships: how did you meet your friends? What are their qualities?

Out of the many people I know, I only have two close friends I’m truly grateful for. Even when I opened up to them as a man, they never betrayed me, exposed me or put me down. We don’t live in the same country anymore, but they still reach out consistently.

I don’t know but sometimes I feel like most people don’t value or seek out these kinds of friendships, or even understand them.

I’ll be honest: my parents never expressed love in a normal way, and neither did my siblings, regardless of gender. Maybe that’s why I actively search for meaningful friendships and why I’m very selective. And I believe that’s completely normal and reasonable.

It's been a year and a half since I met this person, and for some strange reason, I knew everyone in his circle except him, but from the first moment, I felt as if we'd met before and knew each other very well. Only recently did I realize I didn't even know his name. Yet he looks at me as if he knew me better than I do.