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Finding “True Love,” Beyond the “Suck-Face, Kissy-Kissy” Fake Kind
That’s the type of real love that lasts
According to the theme song from the 1970s classic TV The Mary Tyler Moore Show, “Love is all around.”
“All you need is love” is what The Beatles have proclaimed for years.
Ditto for the musical duo of England Dan and John Ford Coley who have professed as much, too.
“Love is the answer,” they sing.
But is all this talk and song of true love, well — true?
For some, yes. For others, no.
It’s not about the sex
If you’re just seeking sex, forget it — you won’t find love.
Duh!
But in what may be your search for real love — beyond the “suck-face, kissy-kissy” kind, sexual intimacy certainly becomes one of the happy pleasurable benefits when appropriately shared. Ultimately, it’s one of the truest gifts two people in love can offer one another.
As for those who have yet to be in love or for those who have not yet known or found the love they are seeking or think they need, the answers as to why this is so, are complex and unique to each situation.
