You Should Let Them Know

I remember when my best friend told me he was in a relationship. I asked him how it happened, and he said, “It just did.”

I laughed hard. But then he went on to explain how they’d been talking for a while and one day just decided to give love a chance. Man, they clicked even before CR7.

Well, that’s the story. Love clicks. The end.

I’ve always believed that love is something you search for. But in recent years, I’ve come to understand that sometimes, love finds you. The choice is then yours: to hold it or to let it go.

What makes this kind of love a little different is that you don’t do anything over-the-top for it. You just… chill with it.

Maybe it’s in how you talk into the night. How they laugh at all your cheeky jokes. How they try to be funny even when they’re not—and that attempt itself becomes the joke. How they ask for your opinion on things as if they weren’t fully functioning adults before they met you.

It’s in how much you think about them, how much you care for their well-being, the peace they bring you, and the certainty that they will always have your back no matter what.

You look at all these things and you know: this is love on display. Because love isn’t always about the grand gestures, but the little acts that show up frequently and consistently. They are what make the big difference.

You might have all of this and see all the signs, and still be unsure. I mean, you’re human. Doing dumb things is part of the human experience.

Recently, I’ve learned that loving someone can be scary. It can come with so much uncertainty and a fear that pulls you out of the present moment. And the longer you hold out, the harder it is to make a decision. Indecisiveness is a poison to a blossoming love.

I don’t have a grand message here; even I haven’t figured it all out. But I’ll leave you with a line from my favorite band (Coldplay—yep, those guys from a few weeks ago):

If you love someone, you should let them know.