Quotes, thoughts.

"Love is hard work. It starts off easy and carefree until reality sets in. Then there you find that there are just two people who are alike in some ways, yet different in others. Love is finding ways to interact with each other and love in spite of differences. Love is work."


"Love comes respect, trust, honesty, and also forgiveness."

"Love means focusing on others' strengths, not weaknesses. The more you get to know someone, the easier it can be to pick on their weaknesses and forget about the strengths you loved so much in the first place. Just look around at couples you know. How many of them are bringing each other up, focusing on one another's strengths? How many of them are picking up on the negative qualities and focusing on those instead? One of the greatest things I've learned about true love is that is shrouded in positivity. Focus on what you love about them, not on what you don't. Negativity is bad news, and there is no place for it when it comes to love."
 

"There's nothing like knowing that someone believes in you 100%."

"Our actions always affect others; choose them wisely. There are times when we had been selfish and haven't stopped to think about the consequences of our actions. One may think, "Hey, I gotta live my life!" and don't really care what might happen if someone didn't like his choices. But what we choose to do can have a significant impact on the people who love us and, as a result, we must consider them when you make choices. Love has a way of teaching us that what we do matters not only to us, but also (and sometimes more importantly) to those who love us."


"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."