Life isn't always a romantic movie

[00:00:00] Hello Sunshine and how have all of you all been?

[00:00:14] To be very honest, nowadays I feel as though people are leading a life based on the meme

[00:00:20] that they've read somewhere or a reel that they've seen which talks about a perfect relationship

[00:00:27] be it with your partner, your husband or your friend.

[00:00:31] They truly believe that someone is going to come into their life sweep them off their feet,

[00:00:37] start really quoting poetry and everything is going to be perfect.

[00:00:44] Some of them even believe that they walk down the road they'll find a bag of money that

[00:00:49] will suddenly transform and change their lives overnight.

[00:00:53] And does it really work like that in real life?

[00:00:57] No.

[00:00:58] Your life is not just a meme.

[00:01:03] Life is messy, relationships are messy and you need mutual respect, compromise, sacrifice,

[00:01:10] understanding and the willingness to work at it.

[00:01:13] You need to be willing to be by their side that is your partner's side not only during

[00:01:18] the bright days but also during the dark ones.

[00:01:24] You need to be the source of encouragement in their lives.

[00:01:28] Someone who is going to push them to become the best versions of themselves, loving them

[00:01:34] and accepting them for who they are today.

[00:01:37] No relationship has ever worked without us putting any work in itself.

[00:01:42] When you look around whether it's your parents or your grandparents or your uncles or couples

[00:01:48] who have been together for decades, you will be really surprised at how different

[00:01:52] they really are from each other.

[00:01:55] None of them will tell you that they have been through turbulent times with each other,

[00:02:00] that they have had their disagreements, that they've had their fights.

[00:02:04] The truth is no relationship is free of any of these things.

[00:02:08] None of them will tell you that they will stay together forever because it's easy.

[00:02:15] None of them will tell you that they pledge their life to the other because being

[00:02:18] with them was like having sunshine in your life every single day and rainbows every single

[00:02:23] day.

[00:02:24] The truth is it's none of that.

[00:02:26] You need to work at all of your relationships.

[00:02:30] And that's also true for love isn't it?

[00:02:32] When you really really love someone, it's not a matter of convenience.

[00:02:36] It's not only something you feel when times are good.

[00:02:39] It is the very foundation of the two of you all staying together when times are

[00:02:44] not even as good.

[00:02:46] When life is tough, that's when you pull those you love closer, not push them away.

[00:02:52] Your willingness to work on the relationship should be the reason to fix something you might

[00:02:57] feel is broken instead of just throwing it away.

[00:03:00] When you are in love with someone, remember you're committing to someone completely.

[00:03:07] You do not commit to someone because things are perfect.

[00:03:10] You commit to them in spite of the fact that sometimes they or the situation that you're

[00:03:16] in may not be perfect.

[00:03:19] You know I read this somewhere, commitment is not a rule or a regulation.

[00:03:23] It is an action.

[00:03:24] And for a lot of people, commitment is not the act of losing freedom but exercising

[00:03:30] it to choose who you want to invest your time, your emotions and your heart to.

[00:03:36] Honestly there is no perfect person.

[00:03:39] So if you're going looking for that perfect relationship or that perfect person, you're

[00:03:43] going to end up very, very disappointed.

[00:03:46] You will find the right person once you realize that the two do not have to be the same

[00:03:52] which means the right person need not always be the perfect person.

[00:03:58] Here's to each one of you having a great week ahead.

[00:04:01] Here's to each one of us accepting our partners and our loved ones for exactly

[00:04:06] who they are.

[00:04:08] Here's to each one of you taking good care of yourselves.

[00:04:10] We'll speak to you all again next week.

[00:04:12] Bye for now.