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[โ€“] indomara 36 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

Love is not a thing that happens to you, love is an action. Love is a conscious decision, made every day. Love is work.

I once read some research done on marriages and love and what predictors there are for a marriage failing.

https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/

[โ€“] ConstantPain 3 points 2 weeks ago

And it's a two way street. Don't put expectations on the other of what you don't provide yourself. If the relationship is boring to you, act to make it less boring.

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