It's Not All Butterfly's And Rainbow's...

It’s not about the labels or becoming official.

 It’s about getting to know someone well enough to develop genuine feelings for them. 

It’s about being understanding and forgiving when situations are at their worst. 

It’s about loving someone, not for what they have to offer, but for who they are. 

It’s never about blaming your significant other for not treating you like how you want to be treated, it’s about how hard they try to keep you around.

 We all want to believe that love is this magical thing that fixes our problems and makes things perfect.

 We look for the love that we see in movies and fall for all of Hollywood’s lies. But the truth is, love will never be like that. Love is something you have to work at and fight for. 

It’s not always pretty and it’s definitely not magic, because not even love can keep two people together if they don’t try.

I often catch myself getting caught up in the idea that love should be perfect. 
& many times I've lost the opportunity for love because of this childish idea.
but the truth is..... 
If he.. makes you laugh. kisses you. says he's sorry. makes an effort. works hard. attempts to understand you.

 then believe it or not.. he's quite perfect.
Don't waste your time counting imperfections.
[love is unpredictable. let it surprise you.]

Brandi Carlile - That Year by confusionists