Love What Matters

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The premier platform for feel-good stories that remind us to Our pain. Successes.

OUR STORY

A resident of New York, Colin Balfe founded Love What Matters back in 2015 after his mother passed from ovarian cancer. Knowing he would have a difficult time with her death, his mother prompted him to find a way to use his grief, creativity, and sensitivity to create som**hing beautiful to bring to the world. Amid his personal journey with grief, Colin developed a new perspective on li

fe and found he was not alone in his feelings of grief, loss, and heartache, or in his search for meaning. What started as just a page with extraordinary stories, Love What Matters grew into a destination media platform. We now operate across multiple platforms, site, newsletter, YouTube, podcast, print, and so much more. Here at Love What Matters, our mission is simple: to spread real stories by real people just like you far and wide that celebrate the love, compassion, kindness, and overcoming. In doing so, we hope to remind others that these things do not happen by default; they’re a daily choice.

➣ Visit our website: https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/

OUR MISSION

These stories are bigger than any one of us, yet they represent every one of us. Our vulnerabilities. Weaknesses. Flaws. Generosity. And, of course, our hopes and dreams about who we aspire to be. One of the first of its kind, we are a positive news movement that yearns to be the much-needed bright spot on your feed or device, balancing out the seemingly inescapable dark and heavy news we are struck with in our everyday lives. With our new and improved newsletter, Living Better, which has amassed over 210,000 readers to date, we aim to provide evidence-backed advice, actionable steps, and moving stories to inspire and rally you to live your most fulfilling life.

➣ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/newsletter/

OUR EDITORIAL PROCESS

Subject matter:

Whether first-person stories or highly-researched articles, we cover a range of topics including love and relationships, kindness, grief healing, family, and parenting, all with one common denominator: to remind you what matters most in life. How we publish content:

At Love What Matters, you are our top priority. We want our editorial process and standards to be clear and transparent, so here are some important highlights on how it all works:

Small but mighty, our highly-skilled editorial team discovers, curates, edits, and publishes compelling first-person stories from first-time or recurring contributors, making sure they are grammatically sound, accurate, and up-to-date before our cursors hit the publish button. In addition to first-person stories, our outstanding and seasoned freelance team crafts articles that provide highly-researched and accurate tips, advice, and information pertaining to our audience-favorite topics. Submissions process:

In addition to the hidden gem stories our editorial team discovers, we accept first-person story submissions through our website’s submission portal for publishing consideration and development, no matter what stage you are in your draft. Once you submit your story to our submissions portal, our editorial team will get back to you as soon as possible via the email address you’ve provided with requests for additional details, photos, or crediting information as needed. Once all the necessary materials are obtained, we will begin building your story behind-the-scenes until it is fully edited, polished, and ready to go live on our site. We cordially invite domain experts and individuals with a powerful story to share to submit any time.

➣ Submit your story: https://www.lovewhatmatters.com/submissions/

Diversity pledge:

As an editorial team who specializes in publishing first-person storytelling, inclusivity is extremely important to us. We believe in the value and importance of sharing stories from all walks of life, and the power it has to foster a more empathetic and kind world. For this reason, we are deeply committed to elevating stories, voices, and perspectives from individuals across all races, sexes, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, ages, body types, cultures, abilities, and experiences. HAVE FEEDBACK? We would love to hear from you! If you have a comment, suggestion, or question, please feel free to contact us any time at [email protected]. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

"Fate brought them together. They live in this bubble where they only have eyes for each other. They cannot bear to be a...
23/07/2025

"Fate brought them together. They live in this bubble where they only have eyes for each other. They cannot bear to be apart. People doubted them, said it was 'disgusting' they were allowed to get married. 29 years later, disability or not, anything is possible with love. I think most of us could learn a thing or two from them."

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“I rocked this child to sleep for 13 months. She knew me as her mom. We had NO idea what to expect for the future.”(Link...
23/07/2025

“I rocked this child to sleep for 13 months. She knew me as her mom. We had NO idea what to expect for the future.”

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"Then I hit my 30s and had three kids. For anyone I silently judged along the way...boy was I wrong, and I’m so sorry."(...
23/07/2025

"Then I hit my 30s and had three kids. For anyone I silently judged along the way...boy was I wrong, and I’m so sorry."

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“I was abandoned when I was born, dropped off in a box by a school. It broke my mom’s heart. ‘I can’t pick up the phone ...
23/07/2025

“I was abandoned when I was born, dropped off in a box by a school. It broke my mom’s heart. ‘I can’t pick up the phone and end my dream.’ She worked without sleeping, day in and day out, to fulfill her dream.“

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"My baby is sitting in the flowers. ALL OF A SUDDEN, A MASSIVE WOLF SPIDER MAKES HIS DEBUT ON HER MOTHER LOVIN’ DRESS! I...
23/07/2025

"My baby is sitting in the flowers. ALL OF A SUDDEN, A MASSIVE WOLF SPIDER MAKES HIS DEBUT ON HER MOTHER LOVIN’ DRESS! It sees me, I see him, and we lock eyes."

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"One day he’ll kick you so hard it will crush your chest. One day he’ll pin you in the shower while you cower in the cor...
23/07/2025

"One day he’ll kick you so hard it will crush your chest. One day he’ll pin you in the shower while you cower in the corner, begging him not to hit you. One day he’ll push you down on the floor with all his weight, and you’ll realize you can’t defend yourself. One day, it will be absolutely too late."

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“'Is it weird I share the same name as your late husband?' I told him, 'Yes, it is.' He said, ‘You can call me by my mid...
23/07/2025

“'Is it weird I share the same name as your late husband?' I told him, 'Yes, it is.' He said, ‘You can call me by my middle name, Andrew.' I turned white as a ghost.”

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"I jumped up. My first instinct was to get angry and ask him to please not touch me. Then I noticed som**hing. The man w...
23/07/2025

"I jumped up. My first instinct was to get angry and ask him to please not touch me. Then I noticed som**hing. The man was crying. ‘Do you know where my wife is? I’ve been looking for her.’ He was now shaking and crying softly. I was thinking maybe he lost her in the aisles. Hasn’t everyone lost someone this way? I was wrong."

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"This is my first-born child. These pictures were taken 7 months apart. That is how fast someone is affected. The face o...
23/07/2025

"This is my first-born child. These pictures were taken 7 months apart. That is how fast someone is affected. The face of he**in and m**h. Cody, if you see this, please call us... we love you!”

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"Truth is, she’s labored NAKED in front of an audience of nurses and doctors. She's had eyes and hands all over her lady...
23/07/2025

"Truth is, she’s labored NAKED in front of an audience of nurses and doctors. She's had eyes and hands all over her lady bits. ⁣She literally just expelled another human being from her body through her va**na or from being cut open. She carried this little being for 9 long months and probably isn’t eager to have others just come in and sweep him/her away as soon as they take their first breath. If you are a friend or family member of a new mom, don’t just EXPECT to pop in at YOUR convenience."

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"Here's to the girl dads who babysit dolls and pause wrestling matches to conduct tea parties. To the dads who help take...
23/07/2025

"Here's to the girl dads who babysit dolls and pause wrestling matches to conduct tea parties. To the dads who help take off training wheels, tighten seatbelt straps, and fasten car seats. To the guys guy covered in tattoos who has spent so many years learning to hold on, and will spend the rest of your lives learning to let go. You are building hearts with your construction hands."

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"The cops were called on us while sitting in the car in front of our friends’ house because we were exhibiting 'suspicio...
23/07/2025

"The cops were called on us while sitting in the car in front of our friends’ house because we were exhibiting 'suspicious behavior.' ⁣Someone called the police on him for picking up his friend’s daughter off the bus and they worried about the little girl’s safety walking with a big black guy."

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