{Love-Hate Relationships}

Do you know someone whom you have a love-hate relationship with?

It's like because of all the years you've spent with this person, growing up together, knowing each other so well, you love this person genuinely. Then as each of you mature and form your own personalities, you realise you have a personality clash and there were times when both of you just felt like slapping each other.

I want to believe we can work it out to a love only relationship. How?

1. By the grace of God.
2. Communication.

To expand a lil more on point 2:

What you deliver may not be what the other party receive.And if nothing is said upon receipt, the misunderstanding builds. One issue after another. It comes to a point where it's almost impossible to talk without feeling frustrated. And then it blows.

We have 2 options when that happens.

1. Walk away and let the mess be blown away by the wind, only to find that things will never be the same again.

2. Trash it out, with the intention to reconcile.

When an opportunity arises and both sides get a chance to say their peace, a lot of times, you realise that rarely people have ill or bad intentions. It's just a simply, pure case of miscommunication or a misunderstanding. Personality differences also add to it.

The question is, how often do we get the opportunity to trash it out?

I just had the opportunity to do that with someone dear to me (not M). I must say it feels good to let it all out and at the same time hear from the other perspective.

It's a good end when both sides are able to see from each other's perspective and come to a consensus to be more mindful when we speak to each other in the future and recognise that we are just different. We accept it. We move on with it.

It's funny to even be able to laugh while putting up our case to each other. It's like arguing in a light hearted manner. Fwah.... a heightened level of argument. ha ha ha...

If you are reading this, and you know exactly what I'm talking about, know that I love you dearly and I know that you do too :)