Candace McCaffery

That type of love isn’t sexy. It involves deep pain and suffering. But for those who’ve been tested by the bitter fruit and endured, there’s a distinct beauty in the hardship. You’re stronger. More in love. The laughter is richer and intimacy deeper. When the moments of suffering come along, you cling to each other like a sailor clutching rope in a…

…st hint of discomfort, dating apps or another person become the siren song leading us to shipwreck. But love — real love — hopes, believes, an…st hint of discomfort, dating apps or another person become the siren song leading us to shipwreck. But love — real love — hopes, believes, and perseveres.

But love isn’t conditional or void of devotion. And it certainly shouldn’t be served up as a children’s drink.