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True Love vs. Infatuation: Is It Meant to Last?

Have you ever wondered if the butterflies in your stomach are true love or just a passing feeling? Love is a powerful emotion, but it's important to understand the difference between genuine connection and fleeting infatuation. This article explores the hallmarks of healthy love and how to distinguish it from a temporary spark.

Love: More Than Just a Feeling

Love is more than just feeling good and saying "I love you." It's a deep commitment built on trust and respect for your partner. Healthy love involves mutual support and a desire to see each other grow. Imagine a team working together towards a common goal – that's the essence of true love in a relationship.

Beyond Butterflies: Unconditional Love vs. Infatuation

Infatuation often feels intense and exciting, filled with those fluttering butterflies. But it's often based on surface-level attraction and can fade quickly. True love, on the other hand, is unconditional. It means accepting your partner for who they are, flaws and all, and being there for them through thick and thin.

The Pillars of Lasting Love

Healthy love thrives on a foundation of core values. Imagine these like pillars supporting a strong building:

Trust and Respect: These are essential for any healthy relationship. You should feel safe and secure with your partner, and you both value each other's opinions and boundaries.

Communication: Clear and open communication is key to understanding each other's needs and working through challenges.

Commitment: True love involves a willingness to be there for the long haul, through good times and bad.

Honesty and Integrity: Being honest with each other is essential for building trust and respect.

Intimacy (Emotional, not just physical): A deep emotional connection is what sets true love apart. You feel comfortable sharing your feelings and dreams with your partner.

Friendship: A strong foundation of friendship fosters trust and understanding in a relationship.

Compromise: No two people are alike. Healthy couples are willing to compromise and find solutions that work for both of them.

Humility and Empathy: Being able to see things from your partner's perspective and understand their feelings fosters a deeper connection.

True Love Weathers the Storm

While infatuation may thrive on excitement, true love deepens during challenges. Imagine a strong tree bending in a storm but not breaking – that's the resilience of a genuine connection. True love helps you weather life's difficulties and emerge stronger together.

Love Shouldn't Fill a Void

Healthy relationships don't rely on one person to fill the other's emotional needs. Each partner should feel complete and fulfilled within themselves while also enriching the other's life.

Communication: Key to Understanding and Growth

Open and honest communication is vital for any healthy relationship. Being able to express your needs and feelings, and actively listen to your partner, helps you overcome challenges and grow together.

Feeling Safe and Supported: A Sign of True Love

Ultimately, true love is about feeling safe, supported, and accepted by your partner. You should feel comfortable being yourself and know that you have someone who will always be there for you.

Love is a beautiful and complex emotion. By understanding the difference between infatuation and true love, you can build lasting and fulfilling relationships.

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Crave

Crave

I crave your fingers dancing over my skin

Raising goosebumps

I crave your lips gliding ever so softly against my lips

A tease of what’s to come

I crave your eyes staring deep into mine

Hooded and showing love

I crave your mouth at my ear

Whispering promises

I crave the sound of my gasps

So loud in the dark

I crave your flavor

It keeps me coming back for more

I crave the sound of my name

Slipping from your mouth

I crave our racing hearts 

As we do that most intimate dance

I crave the smell of our sweat

Mingling together

I crave falling over the edge with you

The sweetest release

I crave our breaths

Trying to catch up

A smile, a laugh

As we lie together

Tangled

This is what I crave

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Northern Lights

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If you don’t get a little wet when I interact with your posts then I’m not sure it’s gonna work out.

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Safety

@texasred43 I found this from May 2019 in my MeWe account. I could not find the original Tumblr post in my deleted account.

Trust the red flags, don't ignore them.

Safety Safety is something that everyone should be concerned with. Those who have been in this lifestyle for a bit know what I am talking about, and it is discussed on the links that I have posted. For those that are new to the lifestyle, this should be first and foremost in your thoughts at all times. DO NOT just decide to meet anyone who says they want to be your Dom. This is bad and a HUGE WARNING BELL should be going off in your head. The one biggest piece of advice I can give is to do a background check on a potential Dom. It’s not hard….. Make sure that this is the kind of person you TRUST to hand over control of yourself to. Remember, they can say all the nice hot, flowery things that you want to hear. You don’t want to get involved with a psychopath. Check out what you blog, the sites they go. This is your life we are discussing. Taking a little extra time to do a little checking will not hurt you and you aren’t invading their privacy. The web is public… use it to your advantage. Daddy took his time with me, just about a month before I even agreed to a face-to-face meeting. He is the one who suggested a public meeting, and this should ALWAYS happen first. NEVER NEVER NEVER agree to a private meeting first. Always where there is a lot of people, and you feel totally safe……. texasred43 I don’t remember where I read it, but the advice was ~ if you don’t trust a potential dom enough to give him your credit card information then you don’t trust him enough to put your life in his hands…. that stuck. Without playing twenty questions, I had enough information to run a background check within a month ~ and we were simply friends at that point. Take it slowly, there should be no rush. If you’re feeling pressured, assume there will be pressure regarding your personal limits. The following are things I’ve asked friends to do when meeting someone they met online. Honestly, I’d expect a perspective dom to suggest a list of things for reassurance, but seldomly hear of it happening… When meeting, make sure to give your date information to a friend. Include where you are meeting, the time, his/her name, phone number, vehicle information… (& anticipate that they have researched you as well). Preferably a real-world friend and an online one as well. Be early and arrive from a direction other than one that leads to your home/neighborhood. Message your friend on arrival. Take a selfie with your date and send it to the friend that has his/her information. Tell him/her you are to message your friend when you are leaving AND after you are inside your home. He/she will understand if they care about you. If at any time you become uncomfortable, leave. Tell him/her you are going to the restroom. Tell a staff member it’s a first date giving you the creeps and ask that they tell him/her you left after giving you five-ten minutes to leave the parking lot. Let your friend know what happened, that you left and also let them know when you get safely inside your home.

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Question

Me:What is the difference between pink and purple? Her: What is the difference? Me: Your grip.