A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.

The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now.

Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.

The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.