sanc1: Share your thoughts about LOVE

In this piece, love is the master word; not just between couples, but in friendships, families and other relationships that matter. So fasten your seatbelt, and let's get started on this journey of what love really is!

Self-love

Self-love is taking care of yourself, kind of giving yourself a special treatment in the same way you would love to show others.

In detail, self-love is motivating yourself, setting boundaries, forgiving yourself when you make mistakes, and taking care of your physical and mental health, and more.

When you express love to yourself first, and know your worth, it won't be hard to give back that love to others because you really understand how love should behave, with yourself as the example.

Meaning of love

In 3 words I'll say love is understanding, trust, and loyalty. For me, these 3 words are the foundation of any love story, friendship, family, or any other relationship. If you don't understand someone, it will be hard to trust that person, and without trust in between, loyalty means nothing.

The 3 foundations of love:

• Understanding is listening more to your partner or friend, even when you don't agree with them. It's trying to see their own side of the story, and remember, you two are from different homes with different values, likes and dislikes, and environments, that might influence your actions.

• Trust is when you're very free with someone, knowing that the person won't fall your hands. You have peace of mind knowing your partner is real with you, with no hidden motives.

• Loyalty is staying with the person, through good and bad times. You don't stay when it's convenient. You stay even when it's not convenient, even in the worst situations.

From this you will agree with me that love should be built on these 3 words. Now, it's easy to tell someone: "I love you," you may even add "so much." Wait a minute; you think that's enough? Let's find out 👇🏾

Love in words and in action

Yes I agree, "out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." But frankly, not every "I love you" is real and true because saying it is easy. Love doesn't have to be said only, it has to be shown or proved.

Words can be so sweet and perfect, but it's time and actions that will reveal if those words were true all along or were just a fling. It's simple to show love verbally. But real love is being available when you're needed, spending time together, and helping each other grow instead of stress.

For example: I have a close friend. We nearly saw ourselves every day, but there was a week we barely communicated. So the following week I reached out to him saying he has forgotten me. He didn't agree, he still cared. To prove it, he created time out of his busy schedule and we went sightseeing together. It was fun.

It's now clear that love should be word plus action. One thing is to have a partner, another is to maintain the relationship. How?👇🏾

Healthy relationship

We love to see old couples still fond of each other as if yesterday was their wedding. Two friends who have been through hell and storm together but are still together. Families that remain strong despite all the ups and downs of life.

Then a question is asked: "How come they're this happy? Don't they have problems?

The fact is, every relationship has it own problems. They don't look like their problem because of how they manage them. Strong relationships are built on love. Remember love in words and actions? That's what they practice to maintain their relationship.

A typical example is when they have misunderstanding, no matter how bad it gets, they'll still find their way back to each other.

Love is indeed strong🥰

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