While cleaning up, I came across this pic of us from our first year of dating, almost nine years ago. Whoa! That got me thinking about how insane it was that I happened to go to a party, bump into a cute guy, and we wind up spending the rest of our lives together. So it was synchronicity that this week's Modern Love column addressed this topic. The author writes: "Science tells us biology matters; our pheromones and hormones do a lot of work behind the scenes. But despite all of this, I've begun to think that love is a more pliable thing than we make it out to be … It's possible - simple, even - to generate trust and intimacy, the feelings love needs to thrive." This rang true for me. Of course you have to have that attraction and overlapping morals and ideals, but SO MUCH of love is about selflessness, respect, and the willingness to compromise. The catch, of course, is finding someone who is willing to put in the same amount of work into the relationship. I'm grateful that I found that someone.
