What Real Love is all About?
By GilMegans
@GilMegans (241)
Philippines
November 25, 2012 5:30am CST
Being in love is unexplained feeling most especially if you perfectly draw it for the best of everything in your relationship. However, some instances will test you how long your patience is and how determined you are to handle the same. But in some point of time, you ended up to a point that you almost to give up everything. But because of the love that you both build up it will helps you encourage to surpass all the trials that you've been experienced on your relationship.
But what if it will end up to the point that you cannot handle it anymore, what will you do? Do you need to give up your respect to yourself or you just extend your patience for the sake of your relationship? What exactly the best move to do for this?
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10 responses
@grace147 (223)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Another interesting topic from you GilMegans. In my point of view, I thought Love in a basic sense is easy and simple but afterall its so complex to understand in the sense that there is no such thing as perfect love. No matter how much we try to acquire a perfect relationship to the person we love to the best of our ability but still trials came or shall we call it challenges in a positive perspective. Someone told me, to make the finest sword that will stand to the test of time, emerge them in hot and cold temperature, and hammer it so hard to get the form closest to perfection. As performing the refining, the swordsmith grip on the blade handle never let go despite the exposure to extreme temperature until the finest sword is finish. As we examine our hands, we have interdigital spaces between fingers - why is it so design? I guess God design the spaces between our fingers in order to be reminded of that there is someone who will fill up the gaps. Someone who will share a grip and lift you up when you needed him or her the most. Now, if you close your eyes and you cant see him or her with white hairs with you nor you can not feel anymore the grip of his or her hand, then its about time to let go if you have done everything you could yet it was not good enough for the relationship to blossom. For me, letting go does not mean you dont love anymore but rather you let go because you want him or her to find the happiness he or she is looking for.
@grace147 (223)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Yes GilMegans, very true - take all the time that you need. And you know why there are lots of small problems that resulted to a huge hurtful outcomes, because human as we are tend decide under the influence of extreme emotions. We cant see the beauty of the whole forest if we are inside the forest, but when we decide to get out of the forest, take time to walk through even if its a long journey because at the end of the road and from a distance view, you will see the beauty it brings as whole. Empty you back pack GilMegans, and as for our first step is take a deep breath, you don't have to know all the reasons why, you think you might fall but all you got to do is try because EVEN ANGELS LEARN TO FLY.
Have a great day. :)
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Thank you very much M'am grace147, as long as I have the heart feel and mind to understand what really LOVE is all about, I stood firmly to my position. And in the event however that I will never comprehend and recognize the word LOVE, i will left everything on me to God for Him to direct me on my way going to a place where I am rightfully belong. Momentarily, I'll stick to my faith and LOVE, and lets see what's happen next beyond of this things. Thank you ma'am and have a great day ahead too.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
My utmost appreciation m'am grace147 for your best encouraging words and yet a reminder too. Why sometimes we felt complexity to understand on what was really the real essence of love? It maybe bcoz the effort we put forth is insufficient and piteous? Or shall I say it cannot copiously reciprocate to the love that our partner is expecting for?
Well, it's just merely the fundamental questions to us, yet it requirs ample time to ponder. In reliance to your point m'am grace147 I really appreciated it. It will eventually gives me further strength to surmount whatever trials arise in our rapport. And I used it all together as an avenue to utilize the power of FAITH and LOVE in order to establish a sturdy foundation of understanding and courage as much as possible no matter what happen in the near future. Further, i will try to anticipate all the possibilities of misapprehension and be more lenient at all times as much as I can. And if it is a prerequisite to swallow everything what's on me, I humbly submit and abide by. Nevertheless, all the things here in this world have its individual timeline even those who still exist. Same goes to a human feelings, if you failed to reciprocate each other's love, a possibility of failure will swiftly occupy its room and it maybe resulted to constant misunderstanding until it will ended up into hurtful breakup.
But in as far as REAL LOVE is concerned, everyone has the chance to rectify whatever shortcomings goes along your way. Detouring to another way in order for you to flee the obstacles positioned on the road cannot certainly makes you faster on your travel and still you will fail to arrive earlier to your point of destination. Sticking to one direction could give us more patient to wait until the traffic decongested. Same goes to a relationship, we don't need to hurry, we shall need to wait for the right time and add more courage for you to last.
@swetify620 (302)
• Australia
25 Nov 12
well ive been inloved for how many years until i found my real love..having a relationship is not easy,u need to show all ur good attitude to someone you love,u need to try everything u can even ur trying hard and u think u can't..respect and patience is very important to everyone but why should u wasted this feeling if someone u given to is not paying attention of this?r u still being a martyr person?of course not!the best thing i could say is to let him/her go,thats the true love i could define...:)
@swetify620 (302)
• Australia
25 Nov 12
well,being hurts is not easy,its make u insane.but it make u a better person,from being who u are from the past...just be wise person to handle about love coz sometimes it makes u blind!
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Thank you for your words of encouragement swetify620, precisely, loving someone makes a person dull. Even how intelligent you are but in terms of love you cannot think and decide good things because you are blinded by your feelings that makes you insane.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Thanks a lot swetify620 for your views. Firstly, I am willing to give up everything just for the sake of my love only in the first instance. But in my second try, i need to be intelligent enough to handle things in reliance to a real love. Being hurt is the very horrible experienced our life could have been experienced, and it will give us hint on how to handle such recurring cases at times when it will occur.
@think_twice (553)
• India
20 Jan 13
It's a feeling that cannot be explained but felt in heart when you are involve in it. It's like a painkiller that relieves from every pain that you are feeling now instantly. But true love is very rare found. But I do believe that there is something unexplainable and beyond our control
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
21 Jan 13
You are indeed correct think_twice, it is a kind of feeling wherein no one has the ability to fully determine the real meaning and essence of it. True love can be found everywhere, anywhere and anytime as long as you believe of what you've felt according to the will and dictation of your heart. We should open our heart, freely accept coming in emotions/feelings, give time to ponder things in consonance with it and once developed reciprocate the same.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
20 Jan 13
hi,
in a relationship if we really love our partner we will accept what bad they have but of course this will also have limitation,there were times that i can not extend anymore my patient in my partner but that was a passed and i don't like now to turn back the time.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
21 Jan 13
Hi asliah! yes you are absolutely right, engaging into a certain commitment or relationship needs openly acceptance of all possibilities may transpire hereto. Further, we should be flexible in handling things in line with attitude, shortcomings and conflict intervention. Limitations as you've mentioned has its proper place to put into, don't limit your patience as long as you can handled it proficiently - however, in the occasion that your endurance cannot withstand on the events occurred involving abusive attitude by your partner, that's the time that you will give time to quite for the even-handedness of yourself. Love is very powerful - it will change everything unexpectedly.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
26 Nov 12
Exactly, because it's a normal feeling when we are in love. What we need to do to maintain its momentum is that just we must free our heart of doubts, fears, pain and jealousy.
@kokomo (1867)
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
Actually, we are experiencing difficulties now in our relationship. I want us to end it up already but he doesn't want. I am tired already of always arguing and quarreling on those past arguments and problems. He always remembers it and always getting back the issue that has been already over.I do not want that attitude of him so for us to be not exhausted in those issues I decided to give up. But then he wants me to stay and fix this all. He regret and promised not to do it again.I assessed myself and I still love him though. So I'll stay. I know it will just a trials between us.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
4 Dec 12
Hi kokomo, good luck to your love life, I just had hoped that you can surpass and overcome all the trials in your relationship. Just hold your faith to God and follow the desire of your heart and mind so that the happiness that you are looking for will be yours forevermore. Keep on loving. Good luck!
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
25 Nov 12
I think that real love is a powerful thing to have. Love is a great emotion and feeling that the world can not have enough of. real love is the power to feel good about others and yourself at the same time.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Hi sender621, yes you are correct it is a great emotion wherein lovers must be reciprocate on it in order to arrived at the real love and total happiness they wanted for. Thank you then.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
25 Nov 12
Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Yes u are absolutely right, being in love is altogether a different feeling that cannot be put into words. While many fail to take it to the next level, others very smoothly handle and strengthen their relationship. I think in today's era finding real love is very difficult and for that we have to be matured intelligent and sensible enough to understand the very word of relationship.
What say?
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Thank you subhojit10 for sparing your time to share your opinion on this issue. Truly indeed that it takes more time and patient to determine the true essence of it and how to fully established a real love. Sometimes, we are uncertain and compelled to think beyond our imagination in order for us to arrived at the final conclusion if what real of deceiving. But in as far as the real love is concerned, we are in need to submit ourselves to value our respect pf love to a person that we cared for in spite of all trials and circumstances that will occurs along our way...
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
25 Nov 12
Great post.. to me real love is being ones friend for life. Being there when things are bad or good.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Thanks for the compliment mariaperalta. You're absolutely right, maintaining good friendship to loving couple/partner is actually adjacent to a real love and it is limitless. Never let a commitment be a reason or barrier through a sustainable love.
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
Real love is caring about the happiness of another person without any thought for what e might get for ourselves. It's also real love when other people care about our happiness unconditionally. If you cannot handle it anymore you have choice it's either you give up the relationship you built or continue and have more patience.It's up to us, just follow your heart and weigh things out what you think is better, If you still can hold on and extend your patience and if you still love that person then go for it. But if it's not going anywhere anymore I guess that's the time you have to give up. If you think that even if you extend your patience triple still won't work then maybe it's time to end it.Follow what you think is right and what is better for both of you.
@GilMegans (241)
• Philippines
25 Nov 12
I really appreciate your words of encouragement hlfbldmom. You're absolutely hit the point. Experience-wise, sometimes we are drag to our hypothetical imagination and fantasy that we are indeed in a perfect love. But the reality is, successful relationship definitely requires long term patience and courage. We need to sacrifice something for the sake of our happiness whether we succeed or not at least we give a try.