Love is often pushed as the end goal for everyone, but not because it makes us better.
But because we want it to make us feel better.
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Updated 5 months ago,November 19, 2024
We all have heard that love isnt a feeling.
Flora Westbrook
They are the right one.
When in reality, love isnt responsible for that.
Love does make us feel good.
Its a fantastic side effect.
That loves primary purpose is about making us feel good.
About making us feel on top of the world.
Love is often pushed as the end goal for everyone, but not because it makes us better.
But because we want it to make us feel better.
We are less concerned about becoming better and more about feeling better.
We decided long ago that love was the way to do that.
So no wonder people fall apart when love doesnt last.
We lose sight of everything love is when we do.
We lose sight of the fact that it exists to help you grow.
It exists to prove that you dont know everything.
That you cant control everything.
Love doesnt exist just so you could have the butterflies.
It shows you what youre willing to compromise.
It shows you what youre willing to ask for.
It shows you how you act when youre wrong, how you apologize when you know it.
It lets you see all your strengths and weaknesses and how they look in someone elses eyes.
It gives you time after time to forgive, to let another person be human with you.
It shows you precisely what youre capable of, and believes in you even when you dont.
Love does so much, and it asks for so much in return.
Youll see how incredible love truly, deeply becomes.
