Dark and twisty Meredith isn’t so dark and twisty anymore

Everyone needs a family.

And Meredith might have gone through a lot in her years, but she definitely has family.

she says with a smirk.

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Or watched 11-and-a-half seasons ofGreys Anatomy?

The good thing about trauma is that it builds perspective, so Meredith has plenty.

kindly go and tell this to everyone who goes around saying I had the worst day ever!

after, oh, spilling coffee on themselves or missing a deadline, Meredith.

Ever since starting at Grey Sloan, Meredith has never been alone.

Riggs was with Megan the day she died.

Megan loved him, after all, and that makes him family.

NEXT: Meredith + Alex = ?

She keeps talking about him instead of herself, after all.

She responds by laughing and denying that she has any romantic feelings toward him.

I should say that I am perfectly content with Meredith being alone.

She doesnt need a romantic partner hell, no one does.

Sure, maybe Mer and Karev are really just great friends.

For now, though, Karev is just Merediths family, and thats exactly what she needs.

You got really good at being alone, he tells her, referring to when Derek died.

But something terrible happened to you, and they were all there.

And they still are.

And they will continue to be (as long as no one else is killed off anytime soon).