the other day my housemates were watching love actually on tv.

"to me you are perfect".
i think that is one of the sweetest things someone can say to another. but of course, words are just words unless you mean it, or if you have some action to prove it.

my heart never fails to melt at this scene. it is the one scene i replay over and over again, crying my eyes silly. then i realise that i'm not kiera knightley's character, and i wonder why i'm trying to live vicariously through her. i guess it's human nature: that strong intense desire to be loved and cared for, knowing that you are important to someone out there. i love this scene not just because it's merely sweet, but more so because i think it takes so, so, so much courage to subject oneself to vulnerability. and that kind of courage truly moves me.

i know it's not the same in reality. real relationships are not some idyllic love story with a fairy tale ending. they involve a certain amount of hardship and sometimes heartbreak and despair. a real life relationship is no joyride. but i like to be deluded once in a while, if you know what i mean.