Love Is Not Perfect Essay

Love is like all things in life, imperfect and unique just like every person on earth. When someone thinks of love they may think of going out on dates, holding hands, and “perfect” looking couples that they see might come to mind. They do not think of long nights of complete silence, hurtful words tossed back and forth, and all the little things that get in the way of everyone’s life that bring out the worst in their significant other or themselves. People have this false perception of love that it is easy, that it will be felt every moment of every day, and that those couples they admire have it all. It’s a lie. Love is not perfect. Love is like the ocean, it has waves of joy and woe. It has calm, it has storms of rage and waves of sorrow that wash over you leaving you gasping for air after. All at once it is immensely beautiful and captivating and everyone wants it, but can’t seem to keep it. People seem to have the thought that when they are in love that they should feel that love for the person every second they are with or away from them. That is not true, people do not feel the constant feeling of immense love for their mothers, but they know

That is like comparing a calm adult and a two year old throwing a hissy fit over not getting ice cream. They are not the same. You yelling at your partner does not incline them to be any nicer to you than you were to them simply because they are meant to love you. I feel many girls take this to their advantage since it is our current culture that girls are to be treated with more courtesy than with boys. Boys also can get into more trouble for yelling and screaming hurtful things than girls. Instead of being the drooling two year old crying on the floor over ice cream, actually communicate. Be the calm adult who can listen to one another and take in the information you are receiving or putting