At 5:34 a.m., I woke up with two words lodged in my brain: Quirks and Quarks. One describes the weird habits I’ve spent a lifetime pretending are normal. The other describes the invisible particles holding the universe together. Naturally, I decided they might be the same thing.

From tightly tucked sheets and excessive blanket usage to pacing thirty minutes before a ride arrives, this post explores the tiny behaviors that quietly shape who we are — and why they matter more in relationships than we’d like to admit. Some quirks are harmless. Some are revealing. Some are basically neon signs flashing “handle with care.”

If you’ve ever wondered why you do certain things, why some people love you for them and others quietly disappear, or whether weirdness might actually be structural rather than accidental… welcome. You’re in good company. And yes, I probably re-tucked the blanket before writing this.