Love - a Woman's Purpose

Are we to put up with a man's inappropriate behavior in order to love him? No! To teach him to love? Yes, and all people. We in fact, are nurturer's, made from the man's rib; created as his help mate. But, to be abused? No. To be disrespected? No. To be cheated on by another who only cares for the up side of the man's nature - no pun intented. Absolutely not. However, if we constantly run, what good are we making? If we see every disaster as a potential clearance or reason to "get out", what good will anyone receive from it? For it is easy to do good to those who do good to us, but it is far more effective when you do good for those who have not done good for you, first. Sounds sadistic? Maybe. But, in the fuller spectrum of things, doesn't love conquer all? Or, has not anyone ever heard of the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right" or even the love commandment? Haven't any time you made a huge mistake, and I mean mistake, not thinking straight, finding yourself in a predicament you didn't know how to get out of or maybe for all the seemingly right reasons, you made the wrong choices, and when that person that you did not intend to hurt finally finds out, you hoped to somehow be forgiven and understood that you did not mean to "hurt them" and still hoped for a chance to redeem yourself? Then with the love and redeeming heart of your partner, you receive a second chance and you are not only grateful, but forever changed and the wiser by it. And as much as it hurts being the one doing the forgiving, that is why we do it. From a point of strength, faith ,and the knowledge of it being a "second chance" to give your relationship a chance to withstand the plunders and storms of life destined for all relationships. And, if you are able to get through it, your love, relationship, and respect for one another is far more great than before; a love worth having. I guarantee your character (and that of your partner) will be strengthened and you will now have the confidence in knowing your relationship can stand the test of time. That's what success is in anything, isn't it? How is it any different from any dream, career, or goal one sets and believes for themselves, above all odds? Not much. But in honor and support of all the women out there, be strong, know the difference between a relationship worth fighting for (reciprocal) and a relationship that is mainly all in your head, and the hopes of "two becoming one" is merely a delusion; a fantasy only you live in, not the both of you. Come from a point of strength. Never speak for your man or put words in his mouth. Let him always tell you where he stands, don't "read between the lines" or assume. And above all, be yourself, know yourself, and to thine own self be true.