Written by Kaelyn Spickler
I am now freshly 22-year-old, and unless something crazy happens, this is my last semester writing for the Brackety-Ack. 🙁 With that, I decided it would be fun for my final column to be “22 Things…” where I can sometimes share advice, list my favorites, or give some insight. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought I’d share 22 things that show an epic or “true” love.
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively- Hands down my favorite celebrity couple.
- The smile on a couple’s faces when they’re truly happy- The look of true love!
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days- If you’ve watched this rom-com you know what I mean. If you haven’t, then this probably doesn’t make sense.
- Valentine’s Day- A woman I worked with last year, came in on Valentine’s Day in a dress with hearts and a bouquet of roses were waiting at her desk.
- John Legend-You can’t top “All of Me.”
- The Notebook- Noah and Allie are the epitome of true love.
- Hidden notes- I think this speaks to me in particular because my mom would always hide a note in my lunch box as a kid (and a high schooler).
- Weddings- I cry at every. single. one!
- Never Let Me Go by Florence + The Machine- If you’re a OTH or TVD fan, you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about!
- Russell Wilson and Ciara- Truly a power couple if I ever saw one.
- Old, married couples- How epic is it to grow old and grey together?!
- Roses- Nothing says love like a bouquet of roses.
- Bridgerton- ex.1: when Daphne and Simon’s hands briefly touch while looking at the paintings, ex.2: “I burn for you.”
- Playground weddings between elementary schoolers- How naive, how young, and how adorable.
- Stories of how couples met- Cue the “aww”s.
- Meredith and Derek, Lexie and Mark- Try to name a better pair than these two to exemplify soul mates.
- First date jitters- Young love!
- Nicholas Sparks books- The king of romantic novels.
- Splitting a dessert- How cute is it to share a piece of dessert with someone you love?
- Laughing so hard you stop breathing- Do you ever catch a couple laughing at something so hard that it makes you feel their love?
- Jake Scott- This new-ish artist has some of the sweetest love songs I’ve heard recently.
- Bubble wrap- AKA the most thoughtful and creative gift ever if you know your SO had a stressful day
