Stop Waiting and Be Courageous
It All Begins With Courage
Because love isn’t Amazon Prime, it’s not arriving in 2 days with free shipping.
Let’s cut to the chase, you can’t meet “the one” if your idea of socializing is flirting with your Uber Eats driver. Bless their hearts, but that’s not the love story you’re meant to tell.
We get it. You want love. Real, soul-shaking, butterflies-in-your-stomach love.
But you also don’t want to leave your house.
You want a relationship, but also… your sweatpants.
You want romance, but you’d rather stay in bed binge-watching reality TV with your cat named Mr. Darcy.
Look, we’re not judging — maybe a little. But we’re here to say: Love doesn’t knock unless you’re willing to open the door.
Post-COVID Energy: Social Skills = Buffering
Ever since 2020, people treat leaving the house like they’re prepping for the Hunger Games arena.
Crowds? Nope. Small talk? Terrifying. A 3-hour event where you might have to speak to a stranger? Absolutely not, thanks.
COVID did a number on our social lives. We got used to solitude, to digital everything, to staying in our safe little bubbles. Socializing became awkward, small talk became exhausting. Going out? Meh. Too many people, too much energy, what if it’s a waste of time?
But the harsh truth?
You can’t meet someone new from your living room.
Unless you plan on marrying the FedEx guy, and even he’s starting to ghost you.
You’re Not “Unlucky in Love.” You’re Just… Inside.
We love you, but someone had to say it.
You keep swiping, rolling your eyes, claiming “all the good ones are taken”, while simultaneously canceling plans and “manifesting” your soulmate from your couch like they’re just going to come to your door and say “finally, I found you” or “I have been searching for you my whole life”.
Babe, the universe doesn’t deliver dates with your takeout order. You’ve gotta meet it halfway.
And yes, putting yourself out there is risky. You might get rejected. You might feel awkward. You might meet someone weird who talks about crypto the whole night.
But guess what?
Love is risky.
It's messy. It's weird. It doesn’t show up with a sign or a warning, it shows up when you least expect it, probably while you're halfway through a laugh or sipping a cocktail.
This Isn’t About Settling, It’s About Starting
We’re not saying to go on a date with every random person who breathes on you. We’re saying get out there and talk to people, go to events, try new things, meet friends, get a little uncomfortable and let real life chemistry exist again. In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, “Get out there darling, the city is your dating playground”.
Dating Apps Gave Us Access, but They Took Away the Magic
Let’s be honest: we’ve all become a little too comfortable with low-effort love.
We swipe. We scroll. We double-tap. We judge entire people based on one filtered selfie and a six-word bio. If they don’t spark instant attraction in 0.5 seconds, we swipe left like they’re a clearance item.
Where’s the magic in that?
We’ve forgotten what real-life chemistry feels like.
The sweaty palms. The nervous laugh. The subtle eye contact.
The way someone’s voice makes your stomach flip or how they gesture when they’re passionate about something. The way it made you feel when that high school crush so much as glanced at you, let alone said hi.
That spark doesn’t translate on a screen.
And now, so many people don’t even know how to approach someone in person anymore.
We’re treating human connection like online shopping, and we wonder why it feels empty.
And let’s not ignore the obvious:
It’s never been easier to catfish.
People hide behind carefully curated pictures, filters, and personas.
You don’t really know who you’re talking to, you just know who they want you to think they are.
When we rely on photos instead of presence, profiles instead of energy, and bios instead of body language, we lose something real — the humanness. The heart.
Can We Please Bring Back the Grocery Store Meet-Cute?
Remember when it was normal to meet someone at the grocery store? Or a library?
When you could make eye contact in a coffee shop, smile, and feel actual sparks, no swipe required?
Let’s go back to those “90s rom-com moments” we still rewatch on rainy Sundays, not just for nostalgia, but because they made us feel something.
Sure, they turned us into hopeless romantics, but in the best way.
That kind of love?
The slow-burn, real-connection, bumping-into-each-other-while-reaching-for-the-same-book kind?
It hits different than a “wyd” at 11:47 p.m.
We want that for you.
And the good news? It’s still out there.
But it requires something simple:
You have to go outside.
Love Has No Rulebook (Sorry, Type A’s – We still love you)
You know who you are. The planners. The perfectionists. The spreadsheet colour-coders. The “this-is-how-it-should-go” people.
There’s no 5-step formula, no guaranteed or foolproof strategy, no algorithm, no calendar invite.
Love doesn’t come with a syllabus — it’s an improv comedy, with feelings.
It has no official launch date, no user manual, and no “guaranteed success” button.
And thank God for that, because the beauty is in the unpredictability.
You’re not supposed to control love.
You’re supposed to be brave enough to experience it.
So, What Now?
Get dressed.
Say yes to something that makes you nervous.
Go to that event. Meet people.
Flirt. Talk. Laugh awkwardly. Make memories.
Maybe you don’t meet “the one” this week, but maybe you meet yourself again. Maybe you start attracting better connections. Maybe you stop saying “someday” and start saying “now.”
You Deserve Epic, Movie-Level, Fireworks-in-Your-Stomach Love
But you won’t find it by refreshing your dating apps or rewatching Bridgerton.
You’ll find it where love lives:
Out in the world.
In messy conversations.
In bold moves.
In not settling for easy and convenient – you’ve tried that, it’s not working.
In moments where you chose courage over comfort.
So stop waiting.
Take the sweatpants off, cancel the Uber Eats, put down the phone, turn off Netflix and be brave.
If “the one” could climb out of the screen, I would have married Chris Evans years ago.
Love may be unpredictable, but it’s never boring.
And the best stories?
They don’t start on your couch.
They start when you get up, get out, and go live them. Love doesn’t stop and wait for you; it’s always moving forward so don’t sit and let it pass you by. You never know what can happen if you don’t take a chance.
