--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: ...we’d be okay. Not perfect, not…" description: "\"“...we’d be okay. Not perfect, not entirely healthy, not even rational where our love for one another was concerned. Just okay. Merely sufficient, at b..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/angstgoddess003-69279_acceptance_we-d-be-okay-not-perfect-not-entirely-he_3083018.jpg" --- # ...we’d be okay. Not perfect, not entirely healthy, not… ![“...we’d be okay. Not perfect, not entirely healthy, not even rational where our love for one another was concerned. Just okay. Merely sufficient, at best. But there’d be only acceptance—never shame—in being two divine failures as we emerged from slumber, perfectly flawed, and wide awake.” quote by AngstGoddess003](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/angstgoddess003-69279_acceptance_we-d-be-okay-not-perfect-not-entirely-he_3083018.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/angstgoddess003-69279_acceptance_we-d-be-okay-not-perfect-not-entirely-he_3083018.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/angstgoddess003-69279_acceptance_we-d-be-okay-not-perfect-not-entirely-he_3083018.jpg) > ““...we’d be okay. Not perfect, not entirely healthy, not even rational where our love for one another was concerned. Just okay. Merely sufficient, at best. But there’d be only acceptance—never shame—in being two divine failures as we emerged from slumber, perfectly flawed, and wide awake.”” AngstGoddess003 ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The quote reflects on imperfect love, accepting flaws and mutual acceptance without shame. **In simple terms:** Accept imperfect love without shame. Key Takeaway Embrace imperfect love. Themes acceptance flaws love divine imperfection Mood reflective hopeful Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - relationships - personal growth - spiritual reflection Key Concepts existential acceptance human vulnerability Questions to Reflect On - How do you practice acceptance of flaws? - What does “divine failure” mean to you? A Different Perspective Ideal love may be unattainable; real love requires effort. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Love For One Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love-for-one-another/) [Wide awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wide-awake/) ## Related quotes > [I'm perfectly flawed... 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