If they asked me who the bravest person I've ever met in my life, I would say it's you, Ria. I've seen you fall to your knees. I've seen you cry. I've seen you struggle to find a reason to keep going, and I've seen you search for the true meaning of love. Even though we talk about love so often in our conversations, I can see that you are still trying to understand what love really means for you.
You always get hurt when it comes to love, yet you remain open to others. You give so much of yourself—sometimes too much—that it makes me ask what kind of love you truly deserve. In the end, you are the only one who can answer that question for yourself, and perhaps that is what makes you truly brave.
But now, I see you happy with your love life, and I can't help but feel genuinely happy for both of you. As your friend, and as someone who has seen your true self—the struggles, the pain, and the growth—it makes me glad to see you finally smiling and at peace.
You don't need to be someone's other half to be whole—remember that. Loving someone doesn't always mean ending up with them. Sometimes, love is about growth: growing together, seeing your true selves side by side, fighting, making up, and learning from every moment in between.
I believe that you can truly achieve the kind of love you deserve. And happiness doesn't mean that everything is suddenly fixed; it simply means that you survived, you grew, and you chose to keep going.