Book Recommendation: Conversations on Love
Sometimes I read a book and the impact on me is so great that I want to share it with everyone.
Conversations on Love is one of those books. It explores the questions 'How do we find love?' 'How do we sustain it?' 'And how do we survive when we lose it?'
Since reading it I have experienced big and small shifts in a number of my relationships. My mindset relating to friendship and romantic love has changed. And it has had a positive impact on my dating life.
There are many takeaways from this book but I'm sharing just a few of them here;
Our partners are several different people and we have a different relationship with each of them.
It's unrealistic to expect love to make us happy all of the time.
Attraction, love and exuberance have the power of turning another person into a mythical person.
It is important to have friends who not only see the goodness in us but bring it out too.
We learn about ourselves from a loved one not so much because of what they tell us but rather by observing our own reflections in them.
Love comes with responsibility. Be kind to your partner as you would a stranger. Don't rely on them to meet all your needs (or to make you happy). See arguments in context. Don't expect them to put up with every flicker of emotion that you feel.
I feel Conversations on Love will be a book that I return to many times. And one where I will receive different messages each time.
I hope you get some powerful insights too.
