Understanding the Importance of Freedom and Trust in a Relationship

Monday, Sep 25, 2023 | 3 minute read

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Understanding the Importance of Freedom and Trust in a Relationship

True love is free, it’s not bound by anything.”

It’s like the warm sunlight on a spring day, gently touching your heart. You don’t need to say anything to feel that tenderness and acceptance.

In this kind of love, two people are like birds soaring freely in the sky, together but also each enjoying their own lives.

“I think we’re in a really good place right now,” Dante told me on the phone, his voice relaxed.

I was curious. “What do you mean?”

“It’s just really comfortable. We don’t have to force anything, and we never get bored,” he said. His words made me smile.

I could imagine the faint smile on his face, a smile of deep satisfaction and happiness.

Comfort, it’s so simple, yet so hard to find.

It’s not about being together every second, it’s about feeling each other’s heartbeat even in silence.

Comfort: Simple to Say, Hard to Find

It’s not about being together all the time, or texting constantly. It’s about being comfortable even when you’re doing nothing together.

Like Dante and his girlfriend. On weekends, they might sit on the couch together. He’d be reading a book, lost in the world of knowledge, while she’d be watching her favorite TV show, her emotions rising and falling with the plot.

Occasionally, they’d exchange a glance, a few simple words, more powerful than a thousand words.

This scene is heartwarming. It shows a deep understanding and acceptance, a silent understanding between two hearts.

Sometimes, we’d sit on the couch together. I’d watch my game, she’d flip through a magazine.

We wouldn’t chat the whole time, but that unspoken understanding was more moving than any words.

I’d hand her a freshly brewed cup of coffee, and she’d prepare a plate of fresh fruit for me.

These small gestures were unspoken acts of care between us.

Comfort is when you can be together, or you can be apart, and you both feel good.

This kind of comfort lets us find ourselves while being with each other, and it makes us cherish each other’s presence even more.

Comfort is Trust and Respect

You trust each other’s decisions, you respect each other’s choices.

You don’t interfere too much in each other’s lives, and you don’t depend too much on each other.

This trust and respect is the most precious thing in love.

It allows two people to be independent while staying connected.

This is mature love, built on mutual understanding and support.

It doesn’t ask the other person to change for you, it accepts them for who they truly are.

In this kind of love, everyone can become a better version of themselves.

If you want to find the highest level of love between lovers, start with “comfort.”

It doesn’t need fancy words or deliberate actions. It’s in our daily lives, in every little moment we spend together.

May you find someone who makes you feel comfortable, and enjoy that rare comfort and freedom together.

May your love be like a cup of warm water, not too hot, not too cold, just right, nourishing each other’s hearts.

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