My best friend has been in what she calls a 'passionate romance' for six months with someone who treats her terribly, and she keeps asking me why I don't understand that 'real love is supposed to hurt sometimes.' I want to support her but I also can't pretend I think what she's describing is love, and it's creating this awful tension where we can't really talk anymore.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who care about each other are discovering they have fundamentally different definitions of what love looks like.
“Where Are You with Romantic love — what it is and what it isn't?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.