For too long it has been romanticised that love is in the grand gestures. Expectations of the “perfect” man or woman that strides into our lives and sweeps us off our feet sound great in fairytales or Bollywood movies (here’s looking at you Yash Raj Films), but in the real life, so many happy couples agree: love is in the little things.
Los Angeles based artist Amanda Oleander took to her illustrations to depict what love looks like when no one is watching, and it is the most adorable thing you will see today! Her work was recognised internationally, after working as the in-house illustrator for E! Entertainment, and once she started broadcasting her work on Periscope – a live streaming app, she gained over half a million followers, all of whom were absolutely in love with her art! She has been featured in several publications, including Vanity Fair and Seventeen, and we can totally see why people are touched by her illustrations.
It’s in the little moments of pure bliss with the one you love, may it be cuddled with them on a lazy Sunday morning, or doing mundane household work with each other, that we realize that love is definitely what comes in small packages, and details are everything!
Check out these illustrations that will restore your faith in personal bonds and intimacy, and let your heart fill up with a whole lotta love!
1. The cuddles that make you believe in the fairytale kinda love
2. Intense game nights with bae – hell yes!
3. Love is about ganging up against those solitary strands of grey hair, together!
4. When you love to binge watch, but sleep just doesn’t give up!
5. Love is taking care of them when they’re sick, even if it means sharing their germs
6. Because all you need is time with the one you love to recharge your batteries!
7. When love reaches comfort levels where even boundaries of personal space go out the window!
8. Love is obsessing over gross, but relatable things, together – one pop at a time!
9. When there’s no one else you’d rather share your junk food with
10. Because a quiet moment spent loving, is worth a million lives lived unloved
There goes my heart all warm and fuzzy with feelings. Such simple illustrations and so little said, yet such a potent and heartwarming message in each of them!
What does love look like, to you? Let us know!
