Back when my niece was younger she didn’t have a word for her reaction to cute or heartwarming things; so when she saw things that were really cute she would say “ah, that breaks my heart”; she did this twice within a few minutes after seeing two dogs on the same street and she said “that breaks my heart” and then said “that breaks my heart again”; we came to the conclusion that her heart was in two small pieces and one big piece.

I was thinking about this today after watching a cheesy movie with my mom. Let me break it to you guys, everything makes me cry and everything make me feel, even when I’m not drunk. Books, movies, TV shows, commercials, etc., they can all make me cry and they all…break my heart! So here is a list of things that break my heart in a good way.

Dogs

I love dogs so much. I’m not one of those people who say “little dogs are just cats” or “[insert dog breed here] is the best breed” or any shit like that because I literally love all dogs no matter what size or breed. So, like my niece, when I see a puppers or a doggo my heart breaks. I see my own puppy every day and I have so many feels every time I see her, especially when I come home to have her jumping up and down in front of the door to see me.

Women Helping Other Women

Don’t get me wrong, I love when all people help other people out, but when two or more women lift each other up instead of being competitive I’m am so there for that beautiful piece of feminist power. I guess we could say that they break my heart a second time.

Queer Romance in Books

I love me some queer romance in movies and TV shows too but queer romances in books are a whole other level of amazing. Why? I have no idea. Maybe it’s because queer words being beautifully strung together to create queer romances just stab me in the heart to break it for a third time. If you’re paying attention my heart is broken into two tiny pieces, one average size piece, and one half. (the way I’m picturing it just one side is being torn apart.)

My Mom

Everything my mom has done for me and my sisters it’s hard not to get all emotional about how proud I am of her. I could go on about this but let’s just say that I used to sing the “did you ever know that you’re my hero” from “Wind Beneath My Wings” to my mom all the time when I was younger. She’s a great mother, BTW, and she will be a mother to anyone who needs a great mother.

Beautiful People

Do you ever see someone so beautiful that you can’t help but take a double take and tear up a bit? Sometimes I see a beautiful person I usually have the following argument with myself:

“I really should tell them that they’re beautiful but I don’t want them to think I’m hitting on them because that’s like…a thing in this society!”

“But you don’t compliment the appearance of people you’re into. In fact, you do the opposite of flirting with people you’re into.”

“Yeah, but this beautiful person doesn’t know that about me. How awkward would it be if I explained all that to them before or after complimenting their appearance?” “I mean, you’ve said weirder things.”

“Wow. Thanks for bringing that up.”

“Oh come on, it will probably make their day.”

“Or they’ll give me a weird look and say “okay…thanks” in that really awkward way.”

“Good point. Don’t say anything and just be happy that beautiful people exist.”

This happens almost every day and every single one of those beautiful people have an infinitesimal piece of my heart. I’m going to start tearing up just thinking about all the beautiful people in the world…almost as beautiful as dogs.

Anyway, I’m going to keep a list of things that break my heart from now on and maybe next time I gather up a decent list I’ll write another article about the things that break my heart in good ways!