Love

I came upon a post today on Twitter that had a quote that said something like this...." Love isn't something you feel. It's something that you continually do." It got me thinking and this is what I came up with. I feel that social media has given us all a false sense of what love is. We see friends or even strangers post ( and I'm as guilty as the next ) about something their spouse or significant other has done for them. This could be receiving something special from that person or any other type of what we may see as a romantic gesture. We then tend to look at our own relationship and start to pick it apart. We begin to "see" where our significant other is "failing" us. We start to "see" what we are missing and we begin looking for it in other places. But i feel that's where it starts getting dangerous. You see, no relationship is perfect. Relationships are made up of two broken and imperfect people. There will never be a perfect relationship. I've had people tell me before that they envy my marriage and wish they had the type of marriage I have and let me be the first to tell you, no you don't. My marriage is flawed. My husband and I have had many disagreements. We have both been unkind to one another. We've both lost our patience with each other. We are both two very imperfect people living with one another and hoping and praying that we make it. Have I ever fallen victim to comparing my marriage with those I've seen on Instagram or Facebook? You better believe it. I'd be lying if I said I didn't. But, it's important to remember that what we see on social media doesn't reflect the complete picture. It only gives us a glimpse of someone else's life. So before we decide to give up on our relationship, stop and pause. Remember that you are only seeing the good stuff and not the complete story.