My romantic love evolution
Yesterday was a different day. Instead of online meetings, I had a face-to-face meet-up. I didn´t realize how much I missed offline interaction. It is so much more rewarding to meet in person.
We touched on many topics, but one question left me thinking. I was asked: What does love mean to you? (by love, we meant romantic love). I took my time to answer, but then I found myself reflecting on my answer later on.
It is a big question. And I am sure my answer will change with years because if you had asked me that question a few years ago, my answer would not have been the same.
Today romantic love for me means:
- Accepting my partner as he is;
- Learning to get to know my partner better;
- Feeling happy for my partner´s happiness;
- Enjoying each others company;
- Growing together into better humans;
- Being there for each other;
- Learning to know ourselves better;
- Complete freedom of choice;
- Just feeling happy knowing that my partner chose me and I chose him;
- Honesty, respect, support = that´s sexy in the relationship.
And reading through my list I can see how much I grew since my previous relationship. That was not about freedom or giving or growing together… It was about owning each other, depending on each other, needing each other in a very unhealthy way. And of course, I could write so many bad things about my ex:) that's for next time :D
So today I am so happy about my progress. We all learn through experiences. So collect the experiences and write down the lessons. Learn from them, grow from them…
Share with me what love means for you? I´m really curious. —
