When we are dissatisfied in relationships, often it is because we do not feel cared about or appreciated. We have expectations for how someone who loves us “should” act. We judge how much someone loves us by how many times they buy us flowers or whether they take care of us when we are sick. We assume that others show their love in the same way that we do and if they don’t follow that equation, we worry that the love is not there. We try to read the minds of other people around us rather than just asking them how they feel or looking for how they express their love. The problem is that we each show our love differently and if you spend your time looking for those special signs of love and judging your relationships based on that, you may overlook what is right in front of your face and miss out on the most important thing of all—being loved.
Amy Przeworski, The Love in Chicken Broth
