❝𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐌𝐄, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓?❞
❝𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓.❞
Lies.
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"I love you..." You whispered and leaned close, pressing a soft kiss to his lips. It caught him by surprise, but he quickly kissed back. It was supposed to be a sweet...
𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄 one of the most euphoric feelings one could ever truly feel in their life, if such allow themselves to feel it. Love can be so ethereal if one is willing to explore and venture all that the glorious pleasure has to offer. But if one is not careful, love can truly break you down to your knees until your legs are so fragile, you have to relearn the ways of walking as you carry your own delicate heart, by yourself.
There is a saying that is known by many, as the people often use the term to show their endearment with those they love. Loving unconditionally. Of course it is perfectly understandable how one can use this term misguidedly, thinking it shows how much they love someone. But sadly, to many's dismay, it is a very wrong term that means the exact opposite of what people tend to use it for.
Loving unconditionally means to love someone even if they do not love, care for, honor or respect you. To love someone who could say the words back but their actions mean a completely different thing. To love someone enough to put up with their wrongful treatment, even if it is not purposely. But you would still find a way to defend them to the ends of the earth even if it hurts you. Even it burns you. Even if it kills you. Shameful.
That is not healthy. Love should not ruin your every being and break you until there is nothing left of you to recognize. Whether that person loves you or not, if they are actively hurting you, it is the strength that you need to let go of who you once fell in love with and protect yourself from worser damage to your heart caused by who they changed to be. And that is necessary for further down the line, where you will eventually become broken beyond repair because you did not leave.
People change. It is deceitful to believe that humans will stay the exact same as time pass. People will change as they grow older, whether for better or for worse. It is a constant shift that does not end with age. You can not stay in a shameful relationship simply because of who you fell for in the beginning. You should not expect that person to be the same person they were in the beginning. But if their change is hurting you, if they changed harmfully. Know your conditions, and leave.
It would be better to love conditionally, because as bad as those may believe it to sound, it is very realistic and true. There's no shame in loving people with conditions and limits. You should know where your limits are in a relationship, so that if anyone crosses them, you're able to pull back and let go before they step so far out of line, you forget there ever was one to begin with. And if you forget, you'll accept too much.
The association that loving conditionally means to not love someone fully is very deceitful. You can still love someone till your heart's content and fluttering with magic of euphoric pleasure while having conditions to your love. Conditions only mean to have limits, to love someone if they love and respect you. It means to have a healthy relationship. Everyone should want that.
