But in order to have a lasting love relationship
   you must make a strong commitment
   to each other and love
and you must do and feel everything
   within your mind and body
   to make this commitment work
You must be happy with yourself
   and you must understand yourself
before you can expect someone else
to be happy with you or to understand you
You must be honest about yourself and each other
at all times and not hold any feelings back
You must accept each other the way you are
   and not try to change each other
You must be free to grow as individuals
   yet share your life as one
   but not live your life through each other
You must follow your own principles and morals
   and not follow what societal roles tell you to do
You must believe that
   men and women are equal
   and that neither person
   should be made to feel inferior in any way

In order to have a lasting love relationship
you must be together always in your heart
   but not necessarily always in your activities
You must be proud of each other and love
   and not be ashamed to show your sensitive feelings
You must treat every day spent with each other
   as special and not take each other
   or your love for granted
You must spend time talking with each other
   every day and not be too busy with outside events
   that you are too tired for each other
You must understand each other's moods and
   feelings and not hurt each other intentionally
   but if your frustrations are taken out on each other
   you must both realize that it is not a personal attack
You must be passionate with each other often
   and not get into boring patterns
You must continue to have fun and excitement
   with each other and not be afraid to try new things
You must always work at love and your love relationship
   and not forget how important this relationship is
   or what you would feel like without it

Love is the strongest and most fulfilling emotion possible
If you commit yourself to love
love can last forever if you want it to
and I do
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" Ahtisham Munawar "