I started this journey a few years ago— museum visits, dinner dates, quiet moments meant just for me. Dating yourself isn’t about solitude. It’s about self-recognition. It’s about discovering what kind of silence soothes you, what kind of beauty moves you, what kind of love you long for. It’s the realization that before you ask someone to understand you, you must first understand yourself. It’s about realizing the worth of your own affection. When you learn to love yourself with the same devotion you seek from others, loneliness no longer feels like absence, it becomes presence. 📍 metmuseum ___ #dateyourself #romanticstyle #cinematic