If you’ve been in love, you know that falling in love is a blissful, an out of this world experience that we already begin to dream of from tender age. Ask any 5 year old girl what she thinks about love, she’ll probably have a lot to say about what she expects from her future prince charming. This just goes to show how important relationships are to the human experience.
It matters to us so much to be in healthy relationships, that’s the reason why you’re reading this article , and probably have read many others giving tips and advice on how to build a loving relationship that will last. So for you who are yet to fall in love or are already in love and would like to enrich your experience, courtesy of The Huffington Post, here are some important things to look for in the person you choose to give your heart to :
If you ever fall in love, fall in love with someone who…
You can laugh with, but also cry with.
You can joke around with, but also be serious with.
You can enjoy the present moment with, but also envision a future with.
You can enjoy nights out with, but also sit in comfortable silence.
You can bring around your friends, but also around your family.
You can be young and crazy with, but also picture being old and wise with.
You admire.
You respect.
You are proud to be with.
You smile just thinking about.
You would do anything to spend time with.
You make a priority in your life.
You can picture raising children with.
You genuinely miss when they are not around…
Fall in love with someone who comes into your life and makes you understand why it never worked out with anyone else.
Fall in love with someone who motivates you to become the best version of yourself, without changing who you really are.
Fall in love with someone who you will pledge to choose, every single day.
Fall in love with someone who supports your goals, dreams, and ambitions.
Fall in love with someone who you believe in.
And most importantly, fall in love with someone who feels the exact same way about you.
As I said in the beginning, relationships matter to us because we were created to be in relationship with one another and the One who created us; no matter how human opinions try to convince us that there is no need for a God or rather, that He doesn’t exist.
Being able to love someone else properly begins with knowing yourself and loving yourself well, and we can never truly know the full essence of who we are unless we look at ourselves through the reflection of God. If a truly loving and lasting relationship is something you desire , click on the banner below.