We've all experienced it, so we know it to be true, but I'm going to go ahead and say it one more time. Love is hard. I know I'm not revealing any kind of big secret, but it's important sometimes to sit back and think about how beautiful love can be if one puts the effort that's required into making it work. My father used to say, "It's better to love someone than to be in love with them. Better for both of you." These days I think that I understand what he means. There is a difference between being in love with someone and loving them, as funny as that may sound. It's not that sugary feeling that one gets, that feeling that's like eating a box of chocolates, that makes love last. It's effort. Whether you've just met someone through dating personals or have been with them for years, the only way to make a relationship last longer than the end of today is to put in some hard work.

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