You reblogged it!! I’ll be easy on you and just send 3 (for now)- even though I really want to send all of them- these are for the love questions!
24. Does true love exist? Can you love someone fully despite all of his/her flaws?
27. Is there an ideal age for marriage? What is it, if there is?
35. What is the best relationship advice you have ever been given?
-Melody
Of course I wished to take the time to reblog it. It seemed only fair, as I assailed you with questions on your own account. I do hope that the number is not too troubling. You are perfectly welcome to curate your own experience online, and answer as many or as few as you wish.
In regards to the small selecton you have sweetly submitted...
24) I believe that the concept of 'truth' is entirely subjective, and indeed varies greatly from individual to individual. Humans by nature are fluid and impermanent - Our desires, our needs, and our very personhood shall shift and grow as we age and settle into different phases of our lives. And while it is well possible that you may find someone who perfectly keeps pace with you during the ebb and flow of your life, it is also possible that you may find a "true love" for each new phase.
As the poet Khalil Gibran suggests: "“Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."
I do believe that genuine, resilient and healthy love stems from making peace with the idea that we are our flaws as much as we are our strengths, and choosing instead to love someone for their weaknesses as much as their strengths.
27) I believe that an ideal age would be one in which both (or all) parties are entirely stable in multiple aspects of their lives, such as work or finances. While a couple should be strong together, it is important that they are also able to weather most hardships while apart. With that said, most people will achieve this once they have surpassed the 30-year mark.
So if I were to state a particular age... 30 years or older.
35) There are many eloquent and emotionally articulate poets I could seek inspiration and counsel from, but there is advice from an entirely different source that was of much help to me rather recently. If I may be allowed to transcribe it here....
"fao-fae your overthinking this too much xDD if she makes you happy then you deserve to be happy!! stop thinking and JUST DO IT like the man from the actual cannibal video!! happiness is looking at you and smiling and twirling their hair around their finger so talk with your heart and not your brain xS"
Unconventional advice, yes, but advice that has ensured that I am happier now than I have been in quite some time.