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If your partner has “this” quality, your relationship will last
That is a million-dollar question.
Think of the amount of time you have spent talking to your friends about finding “the one.” In the western world, I have heard many people talk about ‘the one’ and spend so much time, energy, and money trying to find it because no one wants to ‘settle.’
How do you know if you have met ‘the one? You will never meet the one if you keep looking outside of you. The only “one” you should be aware of is the one you already have in your life: you.
First, you have to acknowledge that you are the only one you need in your life; I’m not saying, ‘learn to love yourself before loving someone else.’ I’m not saying you have to learn to love yourself; you already know how because you love itself. Perhaps I’m saying that you need to be reminded that all the love you need in the world is already inside you.
Instead of focusing so much of your energy outward, focus it inward. Focus it on you.
Love is pure, and love is selfless. Love is doing something because it is essential to the person you love. Love is kind because love sees no gender, love sees no race, love sees no age. Love is inclusive. Love only sees your heart.
Your capacity to love grows the more you love. You love because you can, not because of what you…
