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Do you struggle with romantic love?
Chris Thompson
February 17, 2026
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Congrats on making it through Valentine’s Day!
I am not someone who is bitter about not having a partner during that holiday. Frankly, I think we lose out on celebrating all of the loving relationships in our lives because of treating romance as the only love worth valuing.
We tend to deprioritize
Friendship
Community
Mentorship
Creative partnerships
Self-relationship
Frankly, a lot of these relationships will be there before and after many of our romantic ones and cause way less damage.
I feel like there is a cultural aspect of it for sure. We are taught from movies and each other that romantic love is the highest form of love.
If we don’t have romantic love, we are behind in life
If we don’t have romantic love, we are behind
If we don’t have romantic love, your life hasn’t started
Hi my name is Chris and I think this is BS! Frankly, making one person your everything puts so much pressure on that relationship it becomes more likely to fail. It’s so much pressure to need someone to be your
Best friend, Therapist, Co-parent, Business strategist, Emotional regulator, Adventure buddy, Sexual partner, Spiritual companion.
Jesus take the wheel, that’s a lot and then what do they have for themselves?
I abandoned myself so many times in pursuit of love. I would tolerate mistreatment, abandon myself, ignore my intuition all in the pursuit of being chosen.
You know what? I choose myself now. I remain open to the possibility of more, but I know I have me, and I invest in the relationships outside of romance that are fulfilling.
So how do we pivot? I don’t want people to be anti-romance, I just want people to remain open to the other possibilities!
Romance isn’t bad but let’s honor
Deep friendships, Intergenerational bonds, Community, Creative partnerships, Solo fulfillment, Self-trust
As we learn these other relationships, we then make safer and better choices for our romantic partners. Even if we don’t find our person, we still have a happy and fulfilled existence.
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Affirmations
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I am not behind in life because of my relationship status.
My life is already full of meaningful love.
I choose myself without closing my heart to others.
I deserve relationships that do not require self-abandonment.
Friendship, community, and mentorship nourish me deeply.
I trust my intuition when it comes to love.
I no longer tolerate mistreatment to avoid being alone.
I can desire romance without making it my entire identity.
I build a life that feels full whether partnered or not.
I am whole, worthy, and complete as I am.
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