Every night my parents watch Vietnamese movies in our living room. And every night, my mom falls asleep with her head on my dad's shoulder as he rubs her feet.
Growing up, my parents never really showed the kind of affection towards each other that you see on TV or in the movies. When I was younger, I wondered why their relationship seemed impersonal compared to the image of love that I had in my head. Everything that I thought I knew about love was based on Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski, or Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
I've come to realize that almost everything that I thought I knew about love was wrong.
My parents are best friends who are raising a family together. They work because they don't bother with living up the "ideal" image of love.
Zack & Kelly, and Sailor Moon & Tuxedo mask had to deal with a mess of crises and breakups with each other.
I think that love could be simple if you let it be.
At the end of the day, all I want every night for the rest of my life is my best friend & I on a couch together, watching movies.
