Love goes beyond everything. It's a wonderful bonding. It means our life beautiful. But at the same time, this love is enough to see the worse part of life, to feel the hardest pain in our hearts.
We have to remember, there is something beyond our relationship. Two people become committed to love. But this never means they can't have their own personality and space. Unfortunately, we forget that. It's very easy to make ourselves flow with love but it's not easy to keep the balance.
Love is all about our identity, bodies, emotions, and everything. If one is not free, if it fills with jealousy, if we can't feel each other; that's when we need to realize we lost the balance. We can rebuild it. But there's something we need to know first.
Self-love, respect for each other, healthy space in a relationship, generosity, kindness, and empathy for each other can make us go beyond our relationship. Only then, you can feel that you are not stuck in your relationship and feel the fullest & happiest. Keeping alive the 'me' and 'mine' is necessary for relationship and love.
We have to understand our life is far bigger than just our relationship with our partner. It may sound selfish but this is the truth. This realization can actually help us to make a healthy choice about life. This boundary makes us strong and makes our life meaningful. It's true that unfortunately, we don't notice when we lose balance and make our life painful.
Take a moment to realize what you want from your relationship, what you really want in life and how can you still be 'you' and live your fullest.