Love Gave You Lessons

 Subtitle: Lessons from Love — Funny, True, and Sweet

Love is a teacher like no other. It doesn’t give you a syllabus or an assignment. It simply puts you in the deep end of the pool, and says “Swim!”. Some days you feel like the Olympic swimmer; other days, you feel like you’re drowning. Regardless, love always leaves you wiser. 
I’d like to share with you the main lessons I’ve learned from my experiences with love.

Lesson 1: Patience is Key

Love doesn’t always look like fireworks and heart emojis. Sometimes your patience is tested — when it takes your partner forever to get ready, or when you argue about which way the toilet paper roll is supposed to face (it’s over, by the way). Love gives you the chance to pause and breathe, to laugh a little, and to learn to let go.

Lesson 2: Communication Saves the Day

I used to think that people who are in love can read each other’s minds. Spoiler: They can’t! There is no substitute for talking. That means saying what you feel, even when it feels strange. Misunderstandings happen when you think your partner should just know that you are upset and to guess why. Love made me communicate and listen better as well.

Lesson 3: Self-Love Matters

Here’s the twist — love taught me about loving myself too. You cannot pour from an empty jar. You become a better partner and a happier person by self-care, boundaries and knowing your own worth.

Lesson 4: Laughter Fixes (Almost) Everything

Love is not always serious! Sometimes, you have a solid argument about who left the fridge door open, and it ends with both of you laughing so hard it hurts! Every time you are able to see the humor in a mistake, it keeps the love alive. It shares the funny memory for a lifetime.

Lesson 5: Letting Go is Also Love

Now for a tough one. Sometimes love is letting go. Whether that’s giving space to someone you love or even leaving when it just isn’t working. It’ll hurt you. It should also be a lesson in growth and strength.

The Final Exam

Love is not about perfection. It’s about trying, failing, then trying again. It’s sharing a world with someone, and learning together along the way.. Each lesson, each experience makes you a little wiser, a little kinder, and a lot more human.
So what have your experiences of love taught you? Tell your story — it could make someone smile or perhaps feel a little less lonely.