Irony Of Marriage

Love isn't all about freedom. Freedom is a factor in love without which there is not love, but love isn't only freedom. Love is oneness that includes freedom. If there isn't freedom, the connection or relationship isn't love. It's a bond that binds. Love didn't inspire me to remove restrictions, love includes not having restrictions. To the extent there are restrictions or conditions, wherever they come from, there is not love. What helps me create a relationship that fuels the engine of the other's experience is my wanting for the other to have and be all that he or she is, and for us to have a relationship that allows and fosters that for the other and for me. It helps to be clear about that from first meeting, including however much discussion is necessary. Love including freedom is worth insisting on. Hold onto freedom for there to be love.