Think Create - Leon Grey's Blog

Last night I was having a discussion with my wife as to the question, what is love?  Interestingly enough we both had the same sort of definition.

Love is unconditional, with lots of hugs and kisses and most importantly individual respect for each other. Love is the feeling of wanting to please your partner and love is everything pure and beautiful.

After agreeing on this, I asked my wife what does it mean to be loved?  Her answer was very interesting. She said that she feels love when I touch her face and kiss her.  I was interested in this, because to me, touching my face while kissing me wasnt love.  I felt love when I got big and long hugs from her.

Then it dawned on me, I had been giving my wife love the way I thought love was supposed to be given. Instead what she was getting was big hugs from me and even though it was nice for her, she wasnt feeling the love.  This was the same with her, when she would lovingly touch my face and kiss me, I didnt feel the love she was giving because love to me was big hugs.

With this understanding I realised everyone in this world has a different perspective on what certain things mean to them.  Next time you have a chance ask your partner or spouse what makes them feel love and you might get a surprise.  Instead of those lovely dinners you make it might be something simple like making them a cup of tea in the morning.

So now the question to ask yourself is this, what does love mean to you, how do you know you are loved?

Lovingly Leon