Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Love and relationships are complicated, multifaceted matters. There's no formula for love, there's no formula for finding 'the one,' and we're all just struggling and hoping to catch some luck in this realm. Navigating the ups and downs of intimacy can be just as taxing and complicated as learning calculus or writing a paper on Crime and Punishment.
When we're in a partnership, we give and receive love in a myriad of ways, but it's not always obvious to ourselves how we want to be loved. If it's not something we know about, how can we expect someone else to know about it? From the swaying of feelings, to trying to make a dying relationship work for years, love and knowing what we want in relationships continues to overwhelm and disorient us. Sometimes it's helpful to turn to others for advice about a situation, a partnership, or a problem at hand. Experience can be a great insight, so take the advice from these wise Redditors about relationships and showing love.