You know what? I love love. I truly think it's what makes the world go round. It is why I do what I do. But there is a lot of confusion out there about love and relationships nowadays. Our expectations are higher than they have ever been before. Then when we finally meet someone who we feel chemistry and a connection with we think to ourselves, "Finally!" and jump in with excitement.

I do not think that it is my place to judge whether love can conquer all. However, what I do know is that too many times we get so excited about our new connection that we miss the important stuff. The stuff that helps us know whether or not this is a true relationship where love can grow and maybe even conquer. Sometimes, we are not in the right place for a relationship because we haven't taken care of the crud from our past that is blocking us from tearing down that wall and letting someone in. Other times, we don't know ourselves well enough to see who could be a good match. All of these things create imbalanced relationships that make it hard to find real love and for love to grow.

I do believe that real love is a strong and powerful emotion and when you have it on your side, it changes your life. But you have to make sure there is also respect, appreciation, similar core values and communication. Otherwise, doubt, fear and trust will put up a good fight against love in a battle.  It may even lose.  Not because it can't conquer all, because we never set it up to win.

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