14 Moments That Sewed Love Back Into People Who Thought It Was Gone

Life’s hardships have a way of hitting us when we least expect. But hope also has a way of being found right in the middle of the heartbreak. Whether it was a person or a moment that helped them heal, the people in these stories managed to find hope in some of their darkest times.

1. Healing heartbreak after a wedding.

I found out about the infidelity after I had gotten married. The cheating took place a few months before the wedding.

We had been “fighting” to get married for a few years, as my spouse and I are both half Indian and belong to different communities. We managed to get married with both families present and both cultures and communities represented. It was a glorious moment — only for me to find out a week later.

Anyway. I had never looked at any of the photos or videos that were sent, but today I literally had to because I had to send certain photos for printing a wedding album before the deal expired. I was dreading it.

But instead of pain, I found myself smiling...truly smiling. We are reconciling and things are mostly better. But this really healed something. © kal-yani / Reddit

2. Nobody is faking it.

Over a year ago, I was in an awful job that lasted maybe 6 months. I would hear my coworkers making fun of me daily.

My manager would come up behind me and clap and tell me to hurry up. Or the weirdest, he would ask me trivia questions and laugh when I didn’t know the answer. I started crying just in the bathroom or just straight up in front of people. I was even throwing up on my way to work.

I got a new job very quickly, and my new coworkers, probably saved my life there. Everyone was kind and helpful. My managers weren’t perfect, but they were decent people. I

will always be thankful to those coworkers. It took me 3 months before I realized they were all actually being genuinely and not faking it, and that they were there to help me. I finally found myself again after a while. © PotentialFalcon4338 / Reddit

3. Angel pup

I had lost my sweet 13-year-old corgi at the end of April.

My best friends (a couple) tried adopting a dog recently, the sweetest boy ever. But to their heartbreak and dismay, it wasn’t working out for various reasons, so they asked if I’d be willing to take him.

They gave me all of the things they had bought for him (crate, toys, food, harness, treats, leash, etc), and volunteered help with vet/food costs, it wasn’t a small amount either, including the adoption fee.

These two people are my favorite humans on this earth, and they trusted me with this absolute angel pup that they had fallen in love with but could not keep in their current situation. I’m just stunned, honored, and heartachingly touched. © grumpyboggoblin / Reddit

4. Lunch was “thank you”.

I left my wallet one day in a booth at a restaurant, not even an hour after cashing my check. I had $759 in cash in it and left it there after paying my bill and leaving a tip.

By the time I got home — 35 minutes away in another town — I realized what had happened and immediately called the restaurant. To my astonishment, someone had turned it in, money and all.

Luckily, the server knew who he was — he was a regular — and I was able to get his number. When I tried to pay him back, he simply said to cover the cost of his next meal at the restaurant instead. So I did. For a few months after, every payday, I’d call and pay the restaurant up front for his bill.

I’ve since moved away, but I still think of him and how honest of a man he was. © LostAgent13 / Reddit

5. More than a chat.

There was this kid I always saw sitting alone near the school gate every afternoon. Same spot, same quiet stare, always waiting. One day, I asked if everything was okay, and he said he was just waiting for his mom, who often worked late.

I started hanging around with him, just casual chats about cartoons, soccer, and snacks. Eventually, it became a routine. Some days, I’d bring him a juice box, or we’d play a quick game on my phone.

A few weeks ago, he told me, “I like school more now ‘cause you’re here after.” I didn’t think a five-minute wait would matter, but it turns out, just being there does.

We barely knew each other at first, but now, those few minutes after school feel like something that matters. My peace in a tiny person. © Spare_Fisherman_5800 / Reddit

6. Restored dignity.

I’ve been homeless several times and was always treated rather badly. Shelters had awful cots or blow-up mattresses. My back couldn’t take it—I’d wake up in agony, sometimes rolling out of bed from muscle spasms.

Now I’ve moved. The shelter here has bunk beds with 7-inch mattresses, not ideal, but my first night I slept deeply after being awake for 38 hours. I braced for pain in the morning, but surprisingly none came. There were two mattresses. I thought it was a fluke.

Until we moved rooms, and the staff lady said, “You need another mattress, yes?” It wasn’t a mistake. They noticed. They cared. No begging. Just help. I ugly cried.

Back in the old shelter, every morning was torture. Here, it’s livable. Someone remembered — without being asked. Sometimes what feels small to you can be huge to someone else. © Sandi_T / Reddit

7. Selfless neighbor, perfect fiancé.

Our downstairs neighbor had a stroke and is struggling. No wife and zero kids. Last week, another neighbor with a key said he’d fallen. I rushed in.

He’s 60, very kind. I helped him to his walker, gave him food and water, and made sure he was okay. He cried and kept thanking me. He even said, “I thought you both hated me,” which wasn’t true.

I put my number in his phone. Yesterday, while I was at the doctor, he called—so I asked my fiancé to check on him and what my fiancé did moved me to tears. The neighbor had fallen again and cut his knee.

My fiancé helped him up, cleaned and bandaged the wound, cleaned the blood, changed his adult diaper—all while joking and being kind. Then he brought pork fried rice and helped him to bed. When the neighbor said he hadn’t showered because he was scared of falling, my fiancé spent $50 on a shower chair.

Since then, we’ve gotten five texts from him saying, “Thank you...I love you guys.” My heart is so full. I work in healthcare, so helping is natural. But my fiancé hasn’t—and I didn’t expect him to give so much care and energy. © AvocadoSalt / Reddit

8. “Please, Grandma. Come with us.”

My DIL organized a family trip but didn’t invite me because, in her words, “I’m not a part of their family.” It stung. I called my son, but he said, “Mom, it’s just easier this way.” I was crushed. So I did something extreme: I called my granddaughter.

I didn’t want to guilt her—I just wanted to hear her voice. When she picked up, she was thrilled to hear from me. But when I told her I wouldn’t be joining, she grew quiet. That night, she spoke to her dad.

Then she did something unexpected—she secretly packed her things and told them she’d stay with me instead. She left a note on the table and came over. I was shocked but touched.

When her parents realized where she was, they came over too. Furious at first. But seeing us together, laughing and baking cookies like always, something softened. The next morning, they invited me to join. I hesitated.

But my granddaughter looked at me and said, “Please, Grandma. Come with us.” My DIL barely said a word at first—but by the end of the weekend, she asked if I’d join them again next year.

9. Kind stranger

It was my first week at university, and the admission office had denied my appeal for in state tuition and scholarships. I went to the office and tried to talk to them, but they just said that I either need to pay my tuition by the end of the week or leave.

So I sat outside the office building for about an hour, feeling hopeless. There was a guy cleaning the street, and he came and asked me what was wrong. I said “nothing” in hopes that he left, but he didn’t.

He asked if there was anything he can do to help fix it, and I said no. He said, “Well, we can always pray about it.” He just sat with me for a minute and then asked if I had eaten that day.

When I said no, he took out $12 from his pocket and told me to go get myself something, and that everything is going to be okay, and left. © mawitt / Reddit

10. The meal of remembrance

It’s been two weeks since my boyfriend passed, but a few days before he did, he made me some dinner to take home with me and up until today I haven’t had the strength or stomach to eat it because it felt like it’s all I had left of him, but I also didn’t want to not eat it and have it go to waste.

Every time I would think about eating it, I would convince myself not to. Like, I already knew that I would eat it one day just to make sure it wouldn’t go to waste, but I wasn’t sure when that would be.

Today was that day, and it felt really good to finally get over that hump (not to mention it was still very tasty). © Confident-Clothes-19 / Reddit

11. “I still think about that moment.”

A few years ago, I was having one of those weeks where everything was just going bad. I was standing in line at the grocery store, totally in my own head, and this little old lady randomly came up and gave me a gentle side hug.

She said, “I just felt like you needed that,” smiled, and told me to try looking on the brighter side. Then she just walked away.

She probably forgot about it five minutes later, but I still think about that moment. It literally shifted my entire day. © AustynGray / Reddit

12. A little communication goes a long way.

Every day at 4 p.m, a man would work out at the park. He never spoke to anyone, but everyone noticed him.

One day, a group of boys walked up to him and asked him why he never spoke to anyone. He turned around aggressively, scaring the kids, and he pointed at his ears. He was deaf. The group stood and looked at each other confused and a little awkwardly.

I immediately stood up and walked towards them and signed their question to him. His face lit up, and the boys looked relieved. He shared that he lived nearby, had left his family to study, and found it hard to connect with people. After thanking me, he seemed genuinely moved.

The next day, I started offering free sign language lessons in the park. He hugged me when he saw — and smiled even brighter. The group of boys is now regular students.

13. It all comes back around.

I attend a group through Zoom meetings, and yesterday I met one of the group members in person. We’ve spoken a few times over Zoom, but we didn’t realize we knew each other already. After her mentioning her last name and profession, we realized she was my grade 7 teacher from 25 years ago! (School was in an entirely different town!)

We spoke for quite a while, and I felt safe enough to be vulnerable. I was able to open up about how she scared me as a kid and mentioned a specific moment that had a huge negative impact on me for the rest of my life.

This woman who I used to be terrified of as an undiagnosed neurodivergent kid... She broke down in tears and apologized to me yesterday! I gained a newfound understanding of her situation, and at the same time she helped heal a part of my inner child that had been wounded for so long. © Ashesbro / Reddit

14. “Heartbreakingly beautiful.”

It was 8 a.m. the morning after my dad passed. The house was full, but my six younger siblings were just waking up to the worst day of their lives. My 9-year-old brother, lip quivering, had just learned Dad was in heaven when he said, “Daddy always bought Mommy flowers, so now I have to.”

That moment brought grown adults to tears.

At the viewing, my uncle took him to the florist—someone who knew our dad well—and said, “Make the biggest bouquet you can.” My brother helped pick it out.

When we returned, the crowd fell silent. My brother stepped out, bouquet nearly his size in hand. People parted as he walked straight to our mom. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. © Lita Allgyer / Quora

Kindness is never lost. Here are people that showed up for others in their most terrible times.