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Originally Posted by snowy
Love is not unique. Your connection is not unique, though you may feel that it's special. As my dad told me shortly after I broke up with my first love, "Men are like MAX trains; there's another one every 15 minutes." He was right.
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I like this. It's funny because it's true. I might have to steal that one day.
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Ultimately, the relationship that lasts is not necessarily the one where you're both burning with passion. The relationship that lasts is the one where both partners are willing to put in the effort to make the relationship a healthy, functional one.
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So true. Everyone should heed these words because this gets to the core of the matter.
Passion is fleeting. That's the nature of it. It's what we do outside of passion that makes a meaningful (and long-lasting) relationship. It's making sacrifices and going out of your way sometimes. It's also about taking care of yourself as well as your significant other.
Sometimes it's:
"Listen, I need to go off and do my own thing."
"Oh, good, because so do I."
The two-become-one thing is cool in theory, but in practice one needs to maintain their individuality as well.