Submissions

Podcast

We Only Fall in Love with 3 People in Our Lifetime — Each One for a Specific Reason

“Often our first is when we are young, in high school even. It’s the idealistic love—the one that seems like the fairy tales we read as children. In this type of love, how others view us is more important than how we actually feel. It’s a love that looks right.”

Published by LJ Herman - Aug 06, 2018

💕

‘Legs are bowed. All bones, bowed. Extremely short.’ I felt my heart sink. ‘I don’t see the point in continuing. You can end it now, quickly.’: Family cherishes 29 hours with Osteogenesis Imperfecta warrior

“‘Let me see her eyes. Please please, let Maverick meet her alive.’ Before I knew it, I heard, ‘Happy Birthday!’ Huh? She’s here? Why don’t I hear crying? I couldn’t see anything beside the ceiling, doctors moving around. ‘Is she breathing? Is she?’ Tears were flowing from my eyes. She smiled at her brother and her daddy. She waited until we got one more kiss.”

Published by Sophia San Filippo - Jun 23, 2020

😪 🤧 💕

‘I plummeted 3 stories from my apartment balcony. My hand grazed the railing. I tried to catch myself, but it was too late.’: Woman paralyzed after faulty balcony accident, ‘I take each day with gratitude’

“The surgeon explained, ‘Your spine is a mush. You’ll be lucky if you wake up functioning.’ I couldn’t feel from the neck down. ‘Have I been in a car accident?’ No one had the heart to tell me. I just kept thinking, ‘Eh, I’ll be alright. They don’t know what they’re talking about.’ I cried and swept it under the rug. Little did I know, my body was a newborn again. I learned what dead weight felt like. I’d hear, ‘Oh, that’s sad. She’s so beautiful.’ My life turned upside down.”

Published by Sydnee Murchinson - Jan 30, 2020

😪 🤧 💕

‘I should be there.’ I saw them hanging out on social media. All I wanted to know is where I came from.’: After rejections by biological family, adoptee says ‘your family is who you want them to be’

“I had very little information in my adoption paperwork left by my biological mother. I wanted to try to connect with my biological family. My adoptive mom ended up finding my older sister. She was in shock, as they didn’t know about me at all.”

Published by LJ Herman - Jun 16, 2020

😁 😪 🤩 💕

Search for:

About Love What Matters
Submissions
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Advertise

REAL PEOPLE. REAL STORIES. REAL HEART. DIRECT TO YOUR EMAIL.

Sign up for the Newsletter

or

* indicates required

Email Address*

First Name

Last Name

Zip Code

Skip and continue to the site

Share Tweet