Cathren Gathoni
A relationship is not a thing,
but a becoming—
a bridge built daily
from glances, choices,
small forgivenesses.
It begins in spark,
in laughter too loud,
in the quiet joy
of someone knowing how you take your coffee.
Then comes the weight—
the real work:
learning that love isn’t always a feeling
but often a decision
to stay when it’s easier to drift.
It’s texts at midnight
and silence that still feels safe.
It’s the long conversations
and the comfort of not needing words at all.
It grows in the cracks:
after arguments,
in apologies,
in the holding of hands
when neither of you knows what comes next.
It bends, stretches,
sometimes breaks,
but if you’re lucky—
if both are willing—
it mends into something stronger.
A relationship is made
of two people becoming
not one,
but better versions
side by side
By Cathren Gathoni
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