The magical framework that’s supposed to help us understand how we give and receive love. A recipe for relationship bliss, right? Well, maybe not.

When we cling too tightly to definitions, we miss the essence of what love truly is. We allow our minds to label—to judge what is good or bad, right or wrong—based on fleeting emotions rather than the quiet wisdom of the heart.

Ah, love. That magical, infuriating, beautiful mess of a thing. It shapes us from day one, starting with those who were supposed to be our first examples of unconditional love—our caregivers. Some of them nailed it. Others? Well, let’s just say they handed us a blueprint for love that needed several revisions. If your first […]

But in the days that followed, the grief he expected didn’t consume him. Instead, he was filled with a deep sense of gratitude. He had been given something priceless—her stories, her life, the moments they had shared.