Falling in love is easy, wouldn’t you agree?
Boy meets girl; boy asks girl out; girl is late for their date by an hour (and couldn’t call because these were pre-cell phone days, so boy waited patiently and may or may not have had to take care of some business in the bushes – thank God it was dark!); girl finally arrives (and is very sorry, but traffic coming home across the bridge was bad); boy and girl go to dinner, fall in love and get married.
See how simple that was?
Now, let’s fast forward some 4,985 days. Boy and girl are now older and wiser wireless and have most of their daily conversations via text; boy lovingly plucks girl’s gray hairs with an eyebrow tweezer – those short ones on top of her head keep growing back!; girl discoversΒ with some amusement that boy has a (very recent)Β passion for gardening; boy and girl are constantly interrupted by two clones of themselves, but do their best to stay in love and be connected.
Eeks. Life and love are not so simple anymore, is it?
Sure, life is a lot more complicated now. ButΒ it’s also a lot more real. Falling in love is easy because it’s all about the unknown, the unexpected, the discovering. Seeing someone at their best and showing the best of yourself. It’s about the feelingsΒ someone else makes you feel.
I used to think falling in love was more fun than staying in love. Well, sometimes it is, but the truth is thatΒ real joy comes more from giving than receiving.
Staying in love is all about the giving – how you make someone else feel. It’s the supportive words you offer after her long day at home with the kids; the embrace you give when he is feeling defeated from work; the abilityΒ to understand just exactly how the other person is feeling by looking at him because you know him better than anyone else.
And that partΒ of love – the already-discovered, the expected, and the known – isΒ pretty awesome.
On that note, take a look at hubby’s awesome succulent creations. π
I love Ed Sheeran’s new song, “Thinking Out Loud”. The lyrics are beautiful and his dancing is pretty amazing, too. π
How do you stay in love or see others in your life stay in love?
I love this post. Having a life and family together is awesome. When my husband and I first started dating, everything was so new and intense and exciting, but now it is warm and comfortable and safe and cozy…I prefer where we are at now. π
Totally agree with you, Amy! There’s no need to guess what the other person is thinking cause you know. I love how you put it – safe and cozy. π