"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom," a website of love related quotes says.
That is one thing I learned from my relationship with Yobs, as I looked back on how our first year had been. We are considered as a couple. Yes, we love to travel and eat together. We had lots of out-of-town trips and have more plans ahead. We have so much in common, and we love being together. But still we are two individuals. We have to explore our own worlds, to discover our own strengths and weaknesses, to learn to love our own self—to be able to love the other half.
It is important to give each other space, but it does not mean we have to part ways. There are things that we just have to do alone, so that when they are done, we are already complete, and we can share together the stories of our own success and the happiness it brings.
Every couple has its own fairy tale. Ours is a typical friendship-turned-love story, and I do believe that freedom is as important as trust. If you trust your partner, you have to let him/her spread his/her wings—and don’t let your love squeeze the life out of him/her.
How about you? Care to share with me your secrets to keep your love stories fresh, fun and fascinating?
I completely agree. Not giving your other freedom basically says you most likely don't trust them. If you cannot be an individual in a relationship is it really worth it? Yeah, you can spend time with them whenever you want but you can always be your own person.
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It's always nice to hear how other people think about love and relationships. Thanks for sharing your opinion, EIK.
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