“Kind Words”
I had recently gone through a really tough break-up, and a friend of mine had been really supportive of me while I was getting myself back together. On a particularly bad day, he lifted my chin up so he could look in my eyes, and said “Someone as beautiful as you shouldn’t be hurting like this.”
—Taryn
Postscript: We dated for two years shortly after that. Broke up, but he remains one of my best friends.











