"Holding on For Honest Love"

Lately, online dating has felt more draining than hopeful.
I’ve tried to stay open, to show up with sincerity, to believe that real connection is possible… but most days, it feels like I’m just swiping through loneliness with a screen.

Endless small talk. People disappearing mid-conversation. Promises with no follow-through.
It’s easy to start thinking it’s me—that maybe I’m asking for too much by wanting something real.

But even on the hardest days, there’s still a quiet part of me that holds on.
Not to the apps or the matches, but to the belief that somewhere out there, someone else is hoping for the same kind of honest, steady love.

Maybe we’re both just not giving up yet.