Love comes in all shapes and sizes. But one thing I learned was that it doesn’t matter what other people think. So what if your friends don’t like the person you are dating. As long as you are happy, who cares! Don't let anything bother you, no matter how much a person tries to change your feelings toward the one you love. If you can’t imagine your life without that one person, don’t let other people’s opinions get in the way. You are the one dating the person, not your friend.
You are obviously going to have your ups and downs in a relationship. You won’t agree on many things and you’ll get into the stupidest arguments. Trust me, months later you will be chuckling over the fact that you argued over such a silly thing! The main key is that you communicate with your partner. Patience is definitely a virtue. Listening to your partner is a must in any relationship. I don’t care how bad or good the conversation is, you need to listen to what the other has to say. Don’t make it all about you. That is defeating the purpose of having a relationship with someone.
Love only comes around every once in awhile. You must cherish it and not take advantage of it either. Sometimes, loving someone can hurt. Words that are spoken are never to be forgotten. I understand this might be hard for some relationships to move on from, but you both need to end that chapter of your relationship and start fresh in a new one. The past is in the past and both of you need to move on if you really want the relationship to stay healthy.
On the other hand, I know some people are looking for that “fairy tale” type of love. I don’t want to crush your dreams, but I will tell you that what you see on television is not love whatsoever. It cracks me up when people come to me for advice and they don’t like what I tell them because they want everything to be perfect. The funny thing is that life itself is not perfect. So what makes you think for one second that a relationship is going to be that way? It’s like riding a rollercoaster that you can’t get off of.
I absolutely love to see couples in happy relationships. I envy the fact that two human beings were put on this planet to love each other. And the fact that they found one another out of all the people living on this planet surely puts a smile on my face. I am always open to hearing people’s stories. I would love to someday become a part-time therapist because I love to give advice and help others out in hard times (and the good as well). Just remember, no great love ever came without great struggle.
