What Would You Do For Love?

As Valentine’s Day approaches everyone starts thinking about love.  It’s natural.  After 8 years of marriage Valentine’s Day still causes me to freak out in a slight panic.  Although we don’t necessarily celebrate Valentine’s Day in the traditional sense with flowers and candy, we still try to be a bit more attentive and affectionate on that day.   It is a sacred day when I don’t complain that he turned the heat off in the middle of the night and he doesn’t complain that I left my junk on the table.

I was asked recently “what would you do for love”?  That is a very hard question to answer, isn’t it?  What would you do?  I know I would take another person’s life if I had to protect my family, but I don’t think that is what they meant by asking me that question.  So, I thought about it and came up with the following idea…..

When you love someone you stay by their side when things are the toughest.  When you love someone you forgive them for their mistakes and trust that they will never make those mistakes again.  When you love someone you compromise and watch the movie you really could care less about seeing because laying next to them far outweighs what is on the television.  When you love someone you understand that not every day will be perfect and that is okay.  When you love someone you make it a priority to spend time together – alone.  When you love someone what do you do?

Love is not simple.  It’s complex, confusing, painful, and wonderful all at the same time.

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