Love
Kudos to champdaddy for being my muse for this post, this is an expansion of some thoughts that one of his posts triggered.
I have an Ex who almost never said it, but I always knew it was there and I never doubted it for a moment, and still don't. Though we talk less often these days, we remain important to one another and I know we always will. We learned that sometimes it alone may not be enough, common interests and direction in life help.
I have an Ex who said it all the time. At first I thought that diluted the value of it, but then with time I learned that it was all there, nonetheless for wear, precious and good. The words were there all along, I just had to learn to hear them.
I've have Ex's who thought it gone once we broke up. They learned, sometimes the hard way, that though it may change, for me it doesn't go away.
Some people have asked me to be less casual in my use of it. But this is me, this is how I feel, and this is how I express myself. I've learned that many of my disappointments in life are due to the expectations I have wrapped around it. I find that starting with the belief that others have it within them, and the assumption that they may not always know how best to express it, helps. Learning to express how I like to receive it helps as well.
I believe that love should be a give, not a take. The more love you give, the more you receive. We each have our different triggers, kinks, muses, hopes, quirks, dreams, and feelings. All relate to different aspects of love. Any which inspire you, even if for just a moment, is a gift. We are all learning anew how to express love, with each new person we meet, and even some of the ones we already know too. Any love received is a precious gift, worthy of acknowledgment & respect.
I have an Ex who almost never said it, but I always knew it was there and I never doubted it for a moment, and still don't. Though we talk less often these days, we remain important to one another and I know we always will. We learned that sometimes it alone may not be enough, common interests and direction in life help.
I have an Ex who said it all the time. At first I thought that diluted the value of it, but then with time I learned that it was all there, nonetheless for wear, precious and good. The words were there all along, I just had to learn to hear them.
I've have Ex's who thought it gone once we broke up. They learned, sometimes the hard way, that though it may change, for me it doesn't go away.
Some people have asked me to be less casual in my use of it. But this is me, this is how I feel, and this is how I express myself. I've learned that many of my disappointments in life are due to the expectations I have wrapped around it. I find that starting with the belief that others have it within them, and the assumption that they may not always know how best to express it, helps. Learning to express how I like to receive it helps as well.
I believe that love should be a give, not a take. The more love you give, the more you receive. We each have our different triggers, kinks, muses, hopes, quirks, dreams, and feelings. All relate to different aspects of love. Any which inspire you, even if for just a moment, is a gift. We are all learning anew how to express love, with each new person we meet, and even some of the ones we already know too. Any love received is a precious gift, worthy of acknowledgment & respect.