Tiny Love Stories

Tiny Love Stories, a Modern Love project, asks contributors to share their epic love stories in 100 words or fewer. Read one edited Tiny Love Story below.

Maybe it was years of undiagnosed A.D.H.D. or corporate fatigue, but I suddenly couldn’t stand the status quo. I quit my job, then bought a piano without knowing how to play. I binge read when I’m not busy praying for a purpose, spiraling away from the buttoned-up executive I used to be. No matter how far I drift, my partner, Mike, offers unconditional trust. He has more faith in me than I do. I sit with that truth while experimenting with the piano’s 88 keys. Though it feels like I’m just making noise, Mike always calls it music.