This idea really bothers a lot of people, because what they thought was their #TL didn’t last. Either way, #TL awakens us from pain into an all encompassing carefree light. Despite the cliché tone of this next statement, it’s said by many that: “True love awakens you.” When we are awakened, we are either startled from our sleep or gently coaxed into a slow awakening. It doesn’t just listen–it/he/she hears you! #TL rescues you with no strings attached helping you, not from a place of obligation, but out of a natural desire to see you succeed. It takes away the pain of lifelong loneliness. Obstacles to embracing that love in the midst of restrictive life circumstances can make us feel like we’d rather die (Think Romeo & Juliet). The circumstances surrounding the unfolding of it may hurt. Sure, the physical separation from it can be painful. Love itself, true love in its purest form, is not painful. But in the end, true love assures us we’ll go to our death bed peacefully knowing–we experienced a love that was real in our lifetime (Think Titanic or Bridges of Madison County). Hint: If you are looking for others to affirm whether your feelings are real…it might serve as a clue that your love isn’t true. No one can or should try to convince you whether your love is true or not. So, throw up your hands and trust your gut. Sometimes, those are the most difficult people to convince (if you decide to try) that you’ve finally found true love–that you now know what #TL is. In fact, many of those same people are married and still stand by their opinion that #TL can’t be defined–based on their reality that they’ve never experienced it. They often openly share with anyone who will listen, that they don’t really know what it is. Many people have never experienced any semblance of “true love.” In fact, they will admit this.

What does this even mean? It means that no matter what–only you can define what true love is to you! You should not rely on this article, your friends, your speculative family members, your religion, your pet…anyone, to define that for you.

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