A piece for Valentine’s Day Must love be returned to be worth the effort? It seems many believe it must. Therefore, we have an aversion to the term unrequited love. Unrequited love is love that is one-sided or unreciprocated, and many have a negative reaction to the idea. Perhaps because […]
How we attach determines whether we languish, survive, or thrive. When I was a child, I believed my parents existed to take care of my sisters and me. Hearing my mom refer to us as handkerchiefs God gave her to wipe her tears, and watching my dad consistently prioritize us, […]
Some time ago, my parents and I stopped at the mobile phone shop to upgrade our cell phones. The sales associate spent one and a half hours setting them up! It felt like forever, and there was little to do in the store! For this reason, I was concerned my […]
We spent the past several weeks exploring love by addressing false beliefs, or love myths. Such an approach is beneficial as we learn more about what something is by knowing what it is not. Today, let us pursue a direct approach: I will delve into love by sharing lessons I […]
If you are a fan of romantic comedies, you have probably heard this famous line: Love means never having to say you are sorry. It is from the film Love Story. As a young teen, I thought this was the most romantic line ever! But in time, I realized the fallacy […]