avatarDr. Preeti Singh

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The website content discusses the concept of love as a deep connection and romance with life, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, shared experiences, and emotional bonding over physical attraction.

Abstract

The article "Love Is From The Heart, A Romance With Life" delves into the essence of true love, distinguishing it from mere physical attraction. It presents love as a profound, heartfelt connection between two individuals who share a mutual appreciation for life's journey. Through the narrative of the author's experience at a restaurant and the stories of two contrasting couples, Adam and Eve, and Kailash and Neeti, the text illustrates that genuine love transcends sexual compatibility and thrives on mutual support, shared joy in small celebrations, and the ability to adapt to each other's lives. The article advocates for a love that is cultivated through patience, understanding, and the celebration of each other's successes, suggesting that such a love leads to a meaningful and fulfilling life together.

Opinions

  • Love is not solely defined by physical attraction and sexual compatibility; it is a multifaceted connection that includes emotional and intellectual aspects.
  • A meaningful relationship involves romancing with life, which means sharing experiences, supporting each other through challenges, and finding joy in everyday moments.
  • True love is enduring and can grow stronger over time, as seen in the example of Adam and Eve, who maintained their romance with life despite physical limitations.
  • The absence of a heartfelt connection, as in the case of Kailash and Neeti, leads to a relationship devoid of romance and true companionship, regardless of the presence of children or a shared history.
  • To achieve a romance with life, partners must choose to actively engage in creating happiness together, adapting to each other's interests, and cherishing one another consistently.
  • The article suggests that the decision to foster a loving, romantic relationship is a conscious choice that impacts the long-term happiness and fulfillment of both partners.

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Love Is From The Heart, A Romance With Life

The attraction with adaptability creates romance.

Photo by Brigitte Tohm on Unsplash

The setting

I was lost in my thoughts. The server had come twice for my order and I told him I was waiting for my friends. He pestered me into having a fresh lime soda while I was waiting and tried to make conversation, but he noticed that I was observing people and was also lost in my thoughts.

I sat quietly, dreaming at a restaurant, waiting for my friends. Suddenly my friends for whom I was waiting patiently for so long barged in. They also intruded on my thoughts asked me what I was thinking about?

“I was thinking of love. To me, love has a very deep meaning. It is not just a boy meeting a girl and romancing with each other, but it is romancing with life.” I said.

“Romance with life are the joys of celebrating small events together and spending time with each other. It is to appreciate each other and to cross over challenges in life together.” _Preeti Singh

Genuine love

All the friends wanted to continue talking about love. As everyone knows, it becomes a hot topic of discussion.

There were various discussions about love. It went on to what was fake and what was true love? We did not even realize how much time we had spent talking about romance with life.

Most friends felt that love was genuine only when there was attraction and sexual compatibility. I was not convinced. Sexual love can die out. Then what?

There are medical issues in many cases and either the man or the woman can stop being able to attract each other through sexual incapacity. Should they leave each other?

These questions kept revolving around my mind. For me, sexual desire is very important, but it is not the only thing.

Love is a romance with life between two like-minded people. To be joyful and to combat challenges together.

If you find romance, then life is meaningful.

Romance with life

What is a romance with life mean?

Romance with life to me means to live with a meaning in life shared together. To have fun together. To miss each other. To celebrate the small occasions together. To be happy with what the spouse or partner is doing in life.

Adam and Eve live a meaningful life together.

An old man I met in the USA in Berkeley. He was 83 years old and his wife was 81. They had adopted a child and had come to school to pick up their son. He was friendly with my grandson and the two children were classmates.

The old man, Adam, did not look that old. He told me that he did a half marathon a week ago. His wife, Eve, could barely walk, she was limping, as one of her legs was not completely fine. She had gone for surgery on her knee, but then she had also developed rheumatoid arthritis.

I asked Adam, “when you go to practice for your marathon, what does Eve do”? He replied, “Eve cheers me on and whistles, too. After every marathon, I present her with flowers for having cheered me and egged me on to complete the race. We have lived a life of fulfillment for 60 years together. This is true love. This is romancing with life.

They had married for attraction but slowly adapted themselves to each other's way of life. They are old now but still find each other attractive. Doing little things together made them happy. They joined each other in small celebrations, enjoying the very essence and beauty of life together.

I saw them eating ice cream together and sharing a smoothie or a wine in a bar.

They held hands, looked into each other's eyes, and continued to have a romance with life. They loved each other from their heart.

Kailash and Neeti’s life together was not a romance with life.

I met another couple, my old friends, after 30 years. They had been married for 25 years. Kailash and Neeti were together. That was all. They were bickering for everything.

They had two children. Their son was 25, a qualified engineer and the daughter was 23 doing her internship in a company while she was doing her MBA. The children were wonderful.

Kailash and Neeti had no meeting of the heart. No connection except children together. This is not loving from the heart. They were attracted to each other. They decided to marry and they were together, but they were not in love. They had nothing to do with each other but a sexual attraction and as life went on they forgot about it, too.

They were not romancing with life. They had no sharing or caring or happiness with each other. It was just me and my world. There was no “us” in their lives. There was no joy or togetherness.

Attraction and adaptability

A romance with life requires love and patience and time to think about each other's needs and joys.

Celebrate each other’s success even if they are small. Appreciate the efforts to do things that please each other and please you too.

Make life enjoyable with each other. Marriage or partnership is not the end of everything. It is to make it work happily and sharing in each other's joys.

You have to make a choice in life to stay happy or unhappy. If you want to romance with life, turn attraction by adapting to your partner’s interests and sharing the day-to-day small joys in life.

Love is from the heart. If you find each other attractive work towards adapting to each other's ways or there is no point in living together. Cherish each other always.

Last words

Life is long. Make a lifetime of love that will continue to find each other attractive into a long-term healthy and happy relationship. The choice is yours. You want to live a life that has romance or one that is without romance.

Don't look for romance, create romance with special moments and make life a living romance Love from the heart.

Romance with life and have a fruitful, meaningful life.

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