Love Doesn’t Mean You Have to Stay – You Can Leave and Love Anyway
- Wise Psychic Counsellor
- Feb 14
- 3 min read
Love – it makes the world go 'round, right? Well, at least that’s the saying. But is it true? It should be, but many people confuse love with jealousy or possessiveness. True love isn’t either of those things. Here are 16 characteristics of REAL love:
Love Means Saying Goodbye to Expectations We all have expectations of how we want our loved ones to behave, whether that’s being more affectionate, outgoing, smarter, or more ambitious. These are just your requirements for "acceptability." True love has no expectations. It loves “as is.”
Love Doesn’t Play the Victim or Blame Others Love doesn’t assume others are “out to get them.” Love doesn’t see loved ones as wrong. Instead, love works together, takes responsibility, forgives, and allows others to walk their own journey.
Love Includes Letting Go Love isn’t about possession. It’s about freedom. As the saying goes, “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it’s yours. If it doesn’t, it never was.” True love doesn’t try to possess; it sets you free if that’s what you need.
Love Doesn’t Require You to Stay in a Relationship You can love someone deeply, but still not be compatible with them, or they may hurt you with their actions. Love doesn’t mean you have to stay forever. You can love someone and walk away, if necessary.
Love Has No Room for Jealousy Jealousy is not love. If you’re not jealous, it doesn’t mean you don’t love your partner. True love has confidence in the relationship and trusts that the other person will return to you because they want to, not because they are "owned."
Love Is the Absence of Fear Fear-based emotions like hatred, insecurity, and jealousy are opposite of love. Love exists without fear and promotes peace and understanding.
Love Is Not Needing, But Wanting Love isn’t about needing someone out of fear; it’s about wanting them in your life. Fear of losing them isn’t love. True love gives them the freedom to leave, yet still wants them to stay.
Love Is an Action, Not Just a Feeling Love isn’t just about the emotional high; it’s about the actions you take to show you care. Even when the initial "Cloud 9" feeling fades, true love continues through actions and attention.
Love Is Unconditional Unconditional love means no expectations or limitations. While most of us find this difficult, true love accepts the other person without trying to change them.
Love Means Putting Others' Needs Equal to or Before Your Own Love isn’t selfish. It genuinely cares about the other person’s happiness and well-being, often going to great lengths to make them feel valued.
Love Is the Highest Vibration Emotion Love vibrates at a higher frequency compared to fear-based emotions like jealousy, greed, or anger. Loving unconditionally raises your emotional vibration, making you feel good.
Love Requires Attention Love doesn’t ignore or take the other person for granted. It wants to be present and engaged. True love enjoys giving attention without seeing it as a chore.
Love Understands and Accepts Differences We’re all different, and love understands this. True love accepts differences without judgment, recognizing that everyone has their own unique experiences and perspectives.
Love Varies in Expression and Reception Everyone expresses and feels love differently. According to Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages, love can be shown through words, acts of service, gifts, quality time, or physical touch. Understanding each other’s love language is key.
Love Makes You Feel Good, Not Bad If a relationship causes you constant pain, jealousy, or fear, it’s not love. True love makes you feel valued, supported, and at peace.
Love Has Empathy Empathy is the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings. True love involves deep empathy – when your loved one hurts, you hurt. You genuinely care about their feelings and strive to make them feel worthy and loved.
Remember, love is happiness, appreciation, and feeling good. Anything less isn’t love. If we all loved each other as ourselves, the world would be a much better place., the world would be a much better place.
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