Daily Glow Series: 1) What is Daily Glow?; 2) Graduation Fears; 3) The Silly Things We Say; 4) Do What You Can…Today; 5) Without self love, I have nothing.
I first heard about the 6-word love story on Valentine’s Day, when I read Tara Parker-Pope’s NY Times article.
The idea originates from Smith Magazine, home of the Six-Word Memoir Project. The website has all kinds of six-word memoirs on everything from teenagers to food. They asked their readers to offer six-word memoirs to describe both love and loss in their life.
Some of the replies include:
Hearts clubbed by diamonds in spades.
Passion, fireworks, good loving. He’s gay.
Apart now. Together in big picture.
Love yourself; all else will follow.
A new kidney from my brother.
Your new wife is too friendly.
I can’t walk; he doesn’t care.
Met at 16. Married at 55.
Lifetime love. Just six months done.
Finally found love, at age 41.
Note to self: avoid head cases.
Loved her madly — then went mad.
Pathology class, I saw her, forever.
Facebook stalked. Party meet. Love complete.
He interviewed me. Married twenty-one years.
She fed me. Me wed she.
Warning, love: I blog my breakups.
Suspending dreams now for our health.
Age 62: Match dot com successful!
In the morning, she made pancakes.
Fell in love. Then fell out.
If you are ever looking for something to pass time, there are over 1,000 more comments on Tara’s article!
I decided to come up with some of my own…
Me anxious tornado, you calm breeze.
Fire plus Earth, somehow it works.
Laugh lots, fight fair, forget often.
Showed me how to love myself.
Six foot two, he’s all legs.
Five foot four, she’s all heels.
Some things I can’t say here.
New girl at school. Eyes Met.
Admiration for each other, inspires change.
After eleven years, stomach still flips.
Will never understand men fully. Amen.
Mutual goal: To see partner happy.
Found each other. Split. Found ourselves.
Someday we’ll figure it all out.
I hope we never grow up.
If I could sum it all up I’d choose:
Respect, the foundation. Appreciate, every layer.
Me Anxious tornado , you calm breeze. is a close second though. Eric said, ‘I’ve never been referred to as a calm breeze before!!’ lol.
Eric said:
Stole My Heart With A Smile.
What would you write?
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When heart breaks, don’t break even.
Love first. Life second. Happy always.
Soft kisses. Big bear hugs. Sigh . . .
Still looking. Still trying. Still learning.
love this :)
Never knew how important he’d become.
No words will ever explain it.
These are so nice!!
I think that mine would be:
Not quite perfect but perfectly flawed
aw i love this one too!
Perfect kind of weird for me. :)
Once storm clouds. Now silver linings.
Angela I absolutely love your Daily Glow series. Each post makes me think introspectively and pursue the happiness I have within.
for my 6 word love story:
together at 14, together at 21. :)
Didn’t know it existed ’til now.
Heart melts with every single smile
Love yourself, all else will follow.
No one will ever come close.
How cute!
Dorks: we created our own guild.
I found what’s real with us.
He’s my husband and best friend. :-)
He brings out the best in me.
For love: hug, kiss, forgive. Repeat.
Each day, a new wonderful discovery.
too tall, too short, logistics suck.
it was love at first dance
or
He was what I was looking for
Home is where we are together.
Taught me how to love again.
Being friends first makes love last.
PS: I LOVE this.
Not yet, but one day closer. :)
I love this one!
Awwwwwww, Eric’s reply is adorable!
This is the sweetest thing :)
“Wooed me on the dance floor”
It’s true!
va va voom!
ahhh same here hahah! to this day, I claim I walked up to him because he was dancing SO WELL (I love when guys can actually dance), he claims he had seen me all along and was dancing close to me on purpose hahahah. sneaky
I have goals, he does not.
Never knew love was this deep.
loving every year, day, moment – more
I am better because of him
That’s super cute.
I so wish this weren’t true, but it really is the essence of our relationship!
Beers at bar. Sox win — yes!
haha nice!!!
Six years, best friends, love always
best friends married. happily ever after.
He’s weird but I love him :)
He’s really not that weird, but it seemed fitting haha.
I love when you post Eric’s reactions, they always make me laugh.
My friend still likes you. Darn.
Together we become our best selves. <3
love this one…true for me to.
Makes me laugh even when mad.
Thirty Years of Joy and Adventure.
Seeing the World and Holding Hands.
Raising a Family and Loving life.
With You, My Life is Blessed.
your heart always knows the answer
Awe I love this!! I can’t wait to have a new man to write a six-word love story about:)
I loved this one you wrote- Found each other. Split. Found ourselves….SO good! love it!
Reading this made me really happy! Especially the one Eric wrote – “stole my heart with a smile.” You both have such a great way with words.
Love this!
Everything I never knew I needed…
This is such a beautiful idea, I loved looking through all of them. Mine, addressing my Type A personality, and my past relationships, is:
You can’t try to predict love.
shots and sex, now best friends.
JK! (kinda)
for real:
It works. It shouldn’t. It does.
HAHAAHHA i love this one
Open my eyes; accept being me.
married, three kids… what!!? crazy fun
Always wanted him, finally with him.
Or
We stopped running around each other.
He proposed four months in, yes.
haiku of the soul of sorts..i love this, Angela!
mine:
making my own path . come with
i am not ordinary. you’re warned.
want simple and predictable? look elsewhere
oh god…I could go on and on…
I plan to recycle this on my blog with full credit to you on a rainy day when I need a little bloggie-inspiration :)
I love all of your 6 words, too!
Passed ultimate test, can travel together.
This is such an inspiring and fun post!
Hmm…mine would be:
He can cook. I was hooked.
hehe :-)
i LOVE these. I started to comment on the ones I really enjoyed but there are too many.. i’m going to bookmark this page for when I need to smile. thanks angela & all the commentators
Mine is:
Him: annoying. Me: likes being annoyed ;)
haha I could add that to my own list too
Ooohh thought of another one
Laugh together and you love together <3
He’s quiet, I’m loud: perfectly imperfect. <3
Hi Angela!
I just want to say that I just got into your website and I’m so happy I did. Now I wish I had gotten to meet you at the foodbuzz festival in SF :( Next time
I made your avocado lime black bean salad tonight and it was great! I’m going to tackle your quinoa maple cereal, vegan Parmesan and vegan Alfredo sauce this weekend! Wish me luck (mostly so that my honey doesn’t notice it’s vegan. He’s skeptical of veganism, yet he’s never tried any of the food. I think I can win him over with your food! I was reading Eric is 75% vegan? How is that going? Is it hard to have 2 different eating habits in the same house?) <—longest conversation in parenthesis ever!
Anyway, thanks for being great! :)
Love,
Christina
haha you are cute! Thanks for your kind words. :) I’m glad you enjoyed the BBS!
Eric has no intention of becoming vegan but he is very open to eating vegan meals now which is great. He now only has meat maybe a couple times per week (at work). For a long time, I made two different meals, but he found out that he enjoys what I make now so he stopped buying meat for the house. He will probably buy it a bit more in the summer when he fires up the BBQ though.
Love is better the second time.
can hear your words, before spoken
The perfect gentleman took his name
reading down these quickly and had to stop at yours, so sweet
High school sweethearts, still in love.
I’ve learned to truly love myself.
All things happen for a reason.
So cute! :-)
Almost lost him, now together forever
I LOVED the one you posted on twitter but there’s tons of great ones out here! I’ll try and come up with some as well
I love this! Here’s mine (though not very good!):
Madly in love since fourth grade.
He makes me a better me.
I make him eat healthy food.
Yours are just perfect.
You sum up was so perfect. I loved it. Time to send a tweet with that one! And a link to your blog of course! =)
Love happens when you don’t look.
or
Hope gone, then you turned up
og in 3 words
alone, together, quiet
or (because my daugther is the true love of my life…)
Being your mum is the greatest adventure
Always looking still love not found.
Am I ready for complete commitment.
Never take for granted: friends, family.
Always coveting, never holding, will wait.
Meet, doubts, love, laughter, hugs, life.
The Yogini and the Geek: adventure!
Live together, travel together, grow together.
;)
my poor attempts :)
passion appreciation trust sincerity unlimited love
All the answers I’ll ever need
eight little feet, tiny tickle toes
awww love that
He was God’s surprise birthday present.
Shots in Killington, Chapel in Vegas
So cool! But I’m not very good at this, haha…
I think this is ours:
From miles apart to together forever
I would say that is very fitting! :)
This is such a sweet and uplifting post. 6 words can be so empowering and meaniful :)
This is the cutest post EVER.
What a beautiful post!!
Our journey, our story, our love
I love this.
“our opposite worlds create happiness together”
That post was really beautifully written! Like elegant poetry. I need to think more about my six words.
He has my heart, always, forver.
Never thought we’d be here today.
Love this. Totally tearing up at 6:29am. :)
A long time ago I actually wrote a blog post on “healthy living” 6-word memoirs. Here were some of mine:
•Ate real food. Felt much better.
•I found balance amidst the extremes.
•Thought I couldn’t. Then I did.
•Started living when I stopped obsessing.
I think healthy living memoirs is a great idea!! I really liked yours!
that is a great idea!
Balance is key; strive for it.
I love this post.
Together since youth, forever through life.
Total opposites create endless love together.
He’s not perfect. He is mine.
aww this is beautiful so creative and inspirational.
Brings out the best in me
I love this… I really liked “Laugh lots, fight fair, forget often.”
Not my time yet, keep waiting.
Together since we were only fourteen.
This is my favorite Daily Glow!! So fun!
Learned to have fun with you
or maybe…
Silly boy, uptight girl, opposites attract!
Him movie. Me swoon. Party. “You!”
Apart we’re good, together we’re great.
Believes in me when I don’t.
friend throws party. i meet soulmate
love!
10 years and still going strong!
My to good to be true!
Life blessed, then two perfect boys!
I love these!! And of course his six words probably just warmed every gals heart :) You guys have a special marriage. It’s so hard to think of some in only 6 words.
Love isn’t blind, it’s in us.
We have a unique melody together.
Souls that laugh together, stay together.
Cat person, dog person. It works!
Showed me it’s okay to fall
<3
I love, love, LOVE this!!
I wasn’t looking, he blindsided me.
or
I’m not perfect, he doesn’t care.
Tailgating cheeseburger paradise, infinite delicate few
One of-a Kind, Partner in crime
Downward dog – Savasana, dedicated morning glory
Nurture self daily, forever open heart
This is a really fun idea! Here’s mine:
Fed the kitty treats before work.
or
We found each other at sunrise.
I really like yours: Found each other. Split. Found ourselves.
Stole from Texas, not giving back!
just relax and love him fully
In full disclosure this is adapted from the movie, “Rumor Has It”, but I just absolutely love it.
Can live without. Don’t want to.
Our life goal: Coolest grandparents ever!
Ooh, I love that!
love. long-distance. condo. ring. dog.
this is fun!
Distance sucks but makes love stronger.
Gives me butterflies three years later.
Understands the weirdness. He’s weird too!
Melts my heart with dimpled smile.
Ugh, I am usually so wordy that I can never do these things! I’m trying, but my brain is drawing a blank!
Although I’m really enjoying reading those from others. You all are so creative!
You just made me cry, such beautiful words!
“Inner happiness finds outer true love”
So sweet! Reading these could easily take over my Friday workday. :)
My 6 words are:
Cheers to all the single ladies!
Make him laugh with my burps.
I love this!! I think my favorite is this one “After eleven years, stomach still flips” because tahts exactly what Im looking for.
Right now, I think mine is this – It will be worth the wait.
Who knew it could be so hard to come up with the perfect 6 words!
Mine would be:
Laughs lots kiss often loves always
Great post Angela!
He forgave me, our love lives.
Building on Coco’s 6 words:
Rebound. Won me over with cooking.
Also:
Been through hell but always together.
And finally:
Chose him to learn about myself.
Wonderful post, I could spend hours reading them all. :-)
Acceptance leads to love and joy.
We make each other better people.
This is fun. I loved reading through them!
I think mine would be
‘Daily adventures keep our hearts young’
Also, the fiance and I totally chase eachother around being vampires. Do you have a sound effect? We do :)
lovers and best friends for eternity
or
love is something cherished not judged
living life by our own rules
That was so cute. :) Thanks for sharing.
Love like that really exists, doesn’t it?
I honestly love everyones storys! This is such a good idea :) Here’s my attempt:
true love, from fifteen to forever <3
You can stand under my umbrella.
Too true because this is how he fell for me, it was raining and we were on our way to a formal. I was getting my umbrella out of my bag and being the southern Illinois boy that he is, he offered to carry it for me. The dating didn’t start until 5 months later and a messy breakup for him.
I don’t have a love story yet, but my autobiography would be “I don’t have my priorities straight.”
And I mean that in the best possibly way.
This is cool!
He’s everything I want, plus more.
I knew he was The One.
Young lust turned into forever love
What a lovely , uplifting post!
My soul mate, my last date.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful article and idea :-)
Free Spirit lost, his Love guides
High School Sweethearts, Forever Soul Mates
(My boyfriend of 6 years proposed on Valentine’s-our 6 year anniversary!)
mum,dad; my rocks, my friends
Donna, Jo, Katie, brighten my life
The One; are you coming soon?
Stunning Passion, Comfy Blankets; Beautiful Dreams?
Alone now. Not forever. Love awaits.
He loves my quirks. Life’s good.
Best friends, travel companions, together forever.
College sweethearts, real life love always.
I said: “We laugh together every single day.”
He said: “She puts up with my insanity.”
Thank you for this post. My long-time-love, who’s also my high school sweetheart, is in Spain playing basketball so I’m always looking for interesting things for us to do together and we had a blast coming up with our 6-word-love story.
I said:
“He drives me crazy, stupid boy.”
“Volleyball player meets basketball player. Love”
“Love a thousand times over again…”
He said:
“Without rain, there’d be no rainbows.”
“My wife, the greatest conquest achieved” (We howled at this one)
“Don’t ask how, it just works.”
You & me against the world
Ahhh lump in throat reading this post!!! Will have to think about mine :)
Chance meet, big leap, now complete.
Lovely : ) x
Love the pictures! You look so in love! Very cute! :)
Left my heart in Nashville hotel room.
Jesus loving best friends on fire. :)