“They say that Love is a timeless energy, it never dies it just changes form” –  Eric B and Rakim

Love is the most important four letter word in any relationship. It describes the most powerful feeling there is that a person can possibly feel for another human being. When said it should come from this deep place within your body, warms every part of you as it comes from your lips, creates butterflies jumping around in your stomach and makes you complete. Some people say that love is ever lasting. It won’t die as long as you really and truly do love – understand the meaning and believe it every day. But is it enough? Is loving someone with everything you can possible give always enough to make the relationship last?

Everyone laughs at the marriage jokes, how the sex stops as soon as you say “I do” – and everything else that comes along with enjoying each other that way. The most popular joke I hear about marriage is how women always think of the two rings in marriage – an engagement ring and a wedding ring. Men on the other hand think of the engagement ring, wedding ring and suffering. Why is it such a common understanding that marriage changes everything in a relationship? Shouldn’t it make things stronger, happier, easier?…. Maybe I am just old fashion, a hopeless romantic that believes when you say “I do” and “I love you” you really mean it – in every aspect of the two words.

On the other hand maybe its a misconception of the comfort aspect. Maybe once you are comfortable in a relationship you don’t need sex every night or every weekend. Not that the love and passion should ever be forgotten, but maybe it needs more effort than just jumping on one another because there is so much more to life and happiness. Maybe the random ” I love you’s” throughout the day, the hidden notes that put a smile on each others face, maybe its the small things that are still needed so that people don’t forget what marriage and love is really about.