Love is a most intimate and personal term defined according to individual. We must take time to learn what others perceive as love. One cannot have a deep personal relationship without love. A few typical characteristics of love are safety and security, support, sense of belonging, care, and acceptance (Wright, 1989). This love is an accepting love, one that does not judge. It is one, however, that loves “in spite of” a person’s faults or shortcomings (Lazo, 2014). I grew up in a home that did not say ‘I love you” at every turn. Did this mean we were not loved? Of course not. It means, simply, that we knew we were loved by the actions of our parents and family. Adversely, my husband and his family are quite the opposite. They feel the words must be spoken often and repetitively to have the sentiment known to
Love is a most intimate and personal term defined according to individual. We must take time to learn what others perceive as love. One cannot have a deep personal relationship without love. A few typical characteristics of love are safety and security, support, sense of belonging, care, and acceptance (Wright, 1989). This love is an accepting love, one that does not judge. It is one, however, that loves “in spite of” a person’s faults or shortcomings (Lazo, 2014). I grew up in a home that did not say ‘I love you” at every turn. Did this mean we were not loved? Of course not. It means, simply, that we knew we were loved by the actions of our parents and family. Adversely, my husband and his family are quite the opposite. They feel the words must be spoken often and repetitively to have the sentiment known to