And you learn a lot of other important things along the way, too.
Yes, commitment requires effort.
Love is a verb after all.
Salt In Our Hair
When youre in the right relationship, being together feels like a natural thing.
You feel closer after you argue, surer that you want to venture to make it work.
The difference between the relationship that ended, and the one that lasted?
The question is not whether or not you will fight.Everycouple fights, and probably more often than you assume.
You regain confidence in every area of your life.
In the right relationship,everypart of your life improves.
In every way, you are thriving more than you were before.
Comfort becomes even more appealing than passion.
And thats whats invaluable.
And in the end, thats what makes for a truly happy coexistence.
You heal childhood wounds.
Often, this leads to ones inner child coming back out.
Sometimes, this plays out as a couple seeming giddy, almost kid-like in their affections for one another.
Other times, this plays out as people projecting their deepest traumas onto their partner.
You mend and shift relationships with your parents.
You feel less scared, or anxious about the unknown.
You begin to trust the timing of your life.
That the love that didnt work out before didnt need to work out.
You find your joy again.
The right relationship will make you feel the way you did when you were young and openhearted.
But more importantly, it will make you feel this wayeven when you are not physically with that person.
That in itself is one of the most astounding differences between the right relationship and the wrong one.
The right one makes you happy all the time.
The wrong one only makes you happy when youre with that person.
You feel completely different, and yet more yourself than ever before.
You shouldnt have to change for love, but love should change you naturally.
Thats part of its magic.
That person becomes your closest, most driving and influential force.
