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A Hopeful Romantic’s Take on Love
A lot of people — due to no fault of theirs — know the meaning of love. Some think love is purely a feeling, while others think it means receiving expensive gifts from their significant other and having sex with them.
In my humble opinion, it’s neither of those things. As simple as the word looks, it’s one of the hardest, if not the hardest thing to do as a flawed human being. So here’s how I choose to define love.
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance — 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
If you notice, all those are actions. Not feelings…actions. Actions one willingly chooses to be committed to consistently take in their romantic relationship or marriage with their partner irrespective of the situation and circumstance. Do you see why I said earlier that it is one of the hardest things to do as a flawed human?
