What Was I Thinking?

I started watching Me Before You thinking it would be one of those cute love stories where two broken people find each other and heal through love. I thought I’d smile, maybe tear up a little—but I wasn’t prepared for what it would do to me. I cried like a baby. And honestly? I still don’t know if it broke me in the best or worst way. Will Traynor was not just some handsome, moody guy in a wheelchair. He was a man haunted by the life he had lost and the man he used to be. I understood him—I did. The pain, the loss of control, the helplessness. Maybe he truly believed this was the only way to end his suffering. But part of me was screaming: “Please just give life one more chance.” He had Lou. A girl who didn’t treat him like a patient, but like a person. Someone who laughed with him, yelled at him, dressed up for him, danced around him, and loved him without pity. He had love.   Wasn’t that worth staying for? And then there’s Lou —the purest, most chaotic, most beautiful soul. S...

✨ Content warning: I breifly describe a harassment scene(non-graphic).Please read carefully. I picked The Love Hypothesis and It Starts With Us thinking I'd just try it. But really?It was one of the best accidental picks ever. The book stayed with me - not only as a romance,but as a little reminder of the type of love I hope one day. 📖 The Story (With No Spoilers) The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood tracks Olive, a neurotic, overthinky PhD candidate, and Adam Carlsen, the brooding, gruff professor with a secret heart of gold. They are placed in a pretend-dating arrangement (yes, that cliche — but just go with it, it's cute), and all of it begins to come apart at the seams in the most messy, adorable, and emotionally fulfilling manner. At first, the book was a little slow, like it was just getting going. But once I got into it, it was like watching a movie in my head . I could see them in the lab, I could hear Olive's cringe-worthy rants, and I could feel the tension bui...

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