At the beginning of the month, I posed the question to my readers, "What does true love mean to you", and asked anyone who wanted to take part to write a paragraph or two on the subject.
Thank you to everyone who responded. The answers I received were brilliant, they all had different angles and perspectives and I discovered aspects of love I had never even considered. I love hearing what others think of topics that I write about.
The first of your answers where posted yesterday, have a look here if you missed it. Here are the second lot of answers :)
@youbabymemummy from You Baby Me Mummy
True love is having someone that is the other half of you, simple as that
@dementedjan from Rambles, Rants and Writings
Being asked
what true love means to me was a tough question, because it’s hard to
describe. My partner and I are very
close and I like to think that it’s true love (but don’t we all).
For me true
love is made of several components and for me the main five are: love, trust,
respect, care, and consideration that you show one another. Love is something that I don’t think you have
any control over and it means everything to you. It’s something that would leave a hole if it
wasn’t there and you couldn’t be yourself if you didn’t have it. As well as the above I always think honesty
plays an important factor too – you have to be able to be honest with each
other and talk to each other about anything.
True love is
slightly different because to me it means that the other person shows you the
same love, trust, respect, care and consideration in return and would also not
be themselves without you. Its real
love, not one sided (for instance I know people who think they love someone but
the other doesn’t return the five elements I mention: love, respect, trust,
care, consideration) and it’s true to you and true to the person you feel it
for.
It doesn’t
even have to be perfect, just honest and works both ways. I used my partner as an example but I don’t
think you are limited there, as I like to think it is true love I have with my
children, my Mum and my sister too!
@NottingHillDaddy
Love. Such a
Universal entity and yet a totally subjective word.
I am
fortunate enough to have experienced it, but would be foolish to attempt
explaining the true meaning of love.
How many
words can fill up an ocean of emotion that you feel for someone?
It's misery,
it's joy, it's an apple.
Let's put all
the words of every language in a blender and make a smoothie.
It's
impossible to explain the true meaning of love!
But there is
a test for it.
To know if
you truly love someone, imagine you are both at the edge of a cliff.
One of you
has to jump and you have to choose which one.
If your
answer is yourself, congratulations, you are truly in love with that person.
@RunJumpScrap from Run Jump Scrap
If we are
talking about love for partners, true love to me is not having to pretend with
someone. You can be you and not fear being judged and know your crazy
idiosyncrasies are accepted. True love is having a lover (which some may not
agree but I do think sex is a reasonable part of a successful relationship!)
and a best friend, someone you would do anything for and someone you can trust
and rely on completely.
@Daysinbed from Days in Bed
After having
3 serious relationships i can now see what true love really is. love is being
kind, patient, understanding, overlooking one another's faults, wanting to
spend time together, missing one another when your apart for a long time,
caring for one another when you are sick. True love is my husband who has never
said something to hurt or upset me, never beat me or caused emotional
suffering. He is my true love.
@Fortheloveto from For The Love To
I also
believe that true love grow with time and it gets stronger as you get older...
True love is support each other through good and bad, it not only being a couple
but also being partners, best friends, great companions.
@thirstydaddy from Thirsty Daddy
True Love
isn't words, but it isn't actions either. It is about motivation. It’s about
selflessness and sacrifice. True love is looking at somebody and realizing that
there is nothing that you wouldn't do to make this person happy. True love is
when you realize that your happiness is now tied to how this person feels. It’s
not an emotion, it's a transformation. It's the moment you look at your child
for the first time. It’s when you look at the person you are with and realize
everything is different now.
@Mrs_Tubbs from Someplace Strange
True love is
about committing each day to loving that person, putting them first and then,
waking up the next day and doing it all again. Whatever the circumstances.
Do you agree? Let me know in the comments :)
Oh thanks for including my thoughts! That's really nice of you. Another interesting read Debbie and nice to see what everyone else thinks too!
ReplyDeleteAngela x
You're welcome, thank you for sharing them with me :) x
DeleteSome lovely thoughts here! Thank you for asking me :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, thank you for taking part :)
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