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If You Want Real Love, You Need These 5 Traits
You don’t “fall into” love, you build it.
Allow me to begin with a disclaimer:
Yes, you are deserving of love at this very moment. You have an inherent value as a human being that makes you worthy of being loved and cared for.
For many, though, this reality is lost on them. They don’t find or receive the love they’re looking for and become more jaded over time. They stop believing in their own value and start settling for less than they deserve because “hey, it’s better than nothing.”
Hint: It’s not.
The truth is that love doesn’t just magically appear for those who deserve it. Just like fitness, success, and happiness don’t just appear in your life unless you do the work to achieve them.
Love is not something you find. It is something you attract into your life, and then something you must build alongside the partner that you choose.
I believe there are 5 integral qualities that we need as humans if we are going to create real, lasting love in our lives:
1: Patience.
Patience is key in any relationship, but particularly when we are in it for the long haul.
