Amazing and true! Happy Friday!!
It’s not a novel observation to point out that most of our cultural narratives about ‘love’ are actually about ‘new love’ – those mad fizzing heart-racing giggling months when you are high on the very existence of this amazing person who loves you. That’s what inspires the songs, the stories, the films.
But what about old love? Oh, people say, yes, old love is wonderful too, like a comfortable old pair of slippers or your favourite arm chair. Easy, familiar, comfortable, homely.
I say bullshit.
Old love is soul-searingly miraculous. Yes, the comfort of being with someone who knows you inside out is wonderful, able to just relax, and yes, too, someone who’s been sharing a bed with you for decades knows your body better than anyone else on earth. But old love is extraordinary in ways that far exceed that.
The fizz of new love comes, in part, from…
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Living and Loving With All My Might 
Glad it spoke to you! x
Hi there! I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award! You can go here to see it: http://warsawssecret.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/liebster-award-from-don-charisma/
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I have loved reading your blog. Some of the things I’ve read are exact feelings I have had. It’s nice to know you aren’t the only one. Thanks and best of luck!
I’m so glad you have enjoyed it. I know what you mean – it does help to know you are not alone. Best of luck to you too!