You Gotta Love Like...

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,

Love like you'll never be hurt,

Sing like there's nobody listening,

And live like it's heaven on earth.”

― William W. Purkey

Love In A Nutshell

 

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“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.”

-C. S. Lewis

Quote of the Day

I'd rather love just a little too much.

Love Can't Be Rushed

What is meant to be, will be.

What He Doesn't Need To Know

It's practically hardwired in a girl to share everything with her boyfriend, but hold up! You should know that keeping some stuff to yourself is key to make him yearn for you even more.

Stop always revealing these things:

1. What you do on nights you're not together

When you keep him in the dark about what you're going to do, his mind will wander, conjuring up all kinds of scenarios that may be more exciting than what you're actually doing.

2. Some of Your Cool Skills

Continually pulling out secret talents or knowledge keeps him on the edge of his seat.

3. Your Skinny Jeans Don't Fit

As soon as you hint your significant other that you're not feeling your best, it diminishes your appearance of being sexy.

Love But Not In Love

Q: I think my husband loves me but isn't in love with me. He's not very affectionate, he doesn’t talk so much, and he seems irritated with me. How do I deal with him?

A: It’s a classic example of the difference between men and women. You think he's zoned out of the relationship, while he thinks he's doing his best to be a good husband. If he's like most guys, he thinks his hard work and yard work are making you feel loved. You want long talks and tight hug. Thus, appreciate and acknowledge every little way he thinks he is showing his love, he'll be more open to the small gestures you need.

With regards to his apparent irritation with you, that's one way a guy could be different. You may not be the reason for it; you just happen to be the target. Tell him that if he wants to talk, you're there. Maybe when he sees you're appreciating him for him, he'll feel more at ease in general.

How Relationships Last Long

Real love takes effort...

“We’re all seeking that special person who is right for us. But if you’ve been through enough relationships, you begin to suspect there’s no right person, just different flavors of wrong. Why is this? Because you yourself are wrong in some way, and you seek out partners who are wrong in some complementary way. But it takes a lot of living to grow fully into your own wrongness. And it isn’t until you finally run up against your deepest demons, your unsolvable problems—the ones that make you truly who you are—that we’re ready to find a lifelong mate. Only then do you finally know what you’re looking for. You’re looking for the wrong person. But not just any wrong person: the right wrong person—someone you lovingly gaze upon and think, “This is the problem I want to have.”

I will find that special person who is wrong for me in just the right way.

Let our scars fall in love.”
― Galway Kinnell

Ways A Woman Can Mess Up A Relationship

Here are some of the careless and thoughtless actions and behaviors that might be effin' up the relationship:

1. You zero in on the bad
It's okay to call out your guy on his faults, but a little acknowledgement of the good stuff goes a long way.

2. You are hooked on the blame game
Instead of chalking up your guy's shortcomings, look at the big picture. You'll get where he's coming from when you know he does things he does for a reason.

3. You always whine about him to your friends
It's not a mortal sin to confide in your closest friends about your problems with your guy, but constantly ruining his reputation makes him feel betrayed and chips away at your relationship.

He Needs Breathing Room

Your guy might feel smothered because of your consecutive weekends together. These are telltale signs your man is craving some time apart:

1. He ducks out all afternoon just to play basketball and bask in testosterone with his guy friends.

2. He disconnects from you by going online or playing a computer game for hours on end.

3. He frees up his night by blurting out "I'm hanging at the bar with the boys."

25 Things You Should Know About Love

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/25-things-you-should-know-about-love/#dIugxjKppqBRlfZv.01

We've all been in love, at one point or another. Click on the link above and read about some things you should know about love. :)

When The One You Love Loves Someone Else

Heartbreaking, indeed...