What is love? One of the reasons many of us do not experience love to the fullest, it because we do not truly know what is real love.

In this month that holds Valentine’s Day, red roses fly off the florist shelf, date nights abound, candies and notes fall into the decorated boxes of elementary school children, and loved ones sign cards full of adoring thoughts and promises. Why? Because we celebrate love!

Love. Definitely something we all want to receive, and many of us believe we have much to give. But when it comes to people and relationships, love is often the one thing we find so lacking. Whether counseling the couple whose marriage is in flames, the woman struggling in her friendships, the man wrestling with a poor relationship with his father, the family facing the “battle of the in-laws,” or the parent and child cold war . . . as counselors, we often observe that love is the most sought after yet key missing ingredient in our relationships.

One of the reasons many of us do not experience love to the fullest, it because we do not truly know what is real love. What is love? So


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