“Anyone can love a thing because. That’s as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.” -Patrick Rothfuss Over the course of your life, you will encounter many different kinds of relationships. There will be friendships, lovers, long-term partners and oftentimes the types of relationships that defy labels altogether. Each relationship will bring something new to your life or bring something new out of yourself; each is an opportunity to learn and to grow and to be challenged. While relationships aren’t always easy, they are some of the greatest gifts we have. Nandini was making breakfast for them when Manik came to the kitchen searching for her as he had strictly forbidden her not to do an

