"How do you look at someone you love and tell yourself it's time to walk away?" (John, Dear John)
When loyalty is the keystone of love, when must you hold on and be patient as opposed to letting go and moving on? I'm not shy about talking about or dreaming about love; love is vital, particularly for an optimistic romantic such as myself. But love alone cannot make a relationship or marriage work unless it is coupled with commitment, trust, and communication. So when I typically refer to love, I'm referring to the type of love that encompasses all of those elements. When the feeling of love doesn't translate into the actions of love, it isn't enough. When we take passion or attraction and call it love, it isn't enough. When the love lacks trust or friendship or communication, it isn't enough.
Love cannot change free will or force other elements; that would go against the very nature of love. One person can choose to love freely with all that comes with- commitment, trust, sacrifice, and work- yet if the other one does not make the same choice you will find yourself at an impasse. Love is a choice, or rather a series of choices with someone you never want to let go. President Thomas S. Monson has said, " Choose your love. Love your choice."
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