What my love for you has taught me
The moment I finally let myself acknowledge the truth and let it sink in is the time I realized all the things that my love for you has taught me not just about love, or about life, but as well as what I am capable of as a person.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone who makes you happy, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that if that person does not want to be a part of your life, you have to set them free, not for you to be lonely, but for them to be happy. Besides, that’s what a person wants for their loved ones, right? To see them happy even if it means you won’t be a part of that happiness.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone who listens to you or listens to your never ending rants, problems, complaints, or happy moments, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that just because that person listens, it does not mean they would want to be there for you all the time. Besides, just because they listened does not necessarily mean they understand you 100% of the time.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone with whom you can be yourself with, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that just because that person sees all your flaws, it does not mean that they would see you for who you truly are. Besides, it does not guarantee that they will always look past all your flaws and accept you wholeheartedly.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone you are willing to go extra mile for, someone you are willing to do things you’ve never done before in your whole life, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that just because you would jump off a cliff for them, or you would walk a thousand miles for them, it does not mean they would do the same for you.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone who lets you get out of your comfort zone, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that just because they let you bring down your walls, let you leave your comfort zone, it does not mean they will leave theirs, or that they will not put up their walls and unguard them for you.
My love for you taught me that when you find someone worth taking chances, worth taking risks, and worth fighting for, you will do anything and everything to keep them in your life. But it also taught me that just because you are willing to swim across the ocean for them, it does not mean they would not let you drown.
The moment I decided to love you, I know it would never be easy. I know that I had to do anything and everything to fight for what I really feel. But the moment you decided not to love me back is also the moment you smashed my heart. I know I used to be resentful about what happened between us, though it still hurts from time to time, my love for you taught me that even though you’ve given all you’ve got to someone, there comes a time that reality will slap you like a bitch and you will finally realize that not all love needs to be reciprocated.
Love is love no matter what. Love them while you can. Love them until you decide whether you still want to love them or not. Love them until you don’t want to love them anymore. If there is one thing I will never forget that I learned when I loved you is that you can love someone and give everything you can, if they don’t feel the same way, love them, anyway.