True love

And if your hours are empty now who am I to blame

You think if I were always here, our love would be the same

As it is the time we have, is worth the time alone

And lying by your side, the greatest peace I've ever known.                               

Lyrics by John Denver that speak to the expectations of that first blush of love trying to carry you through the everyday doldrums that are part of living.

We live with the daydreams, hopes, and fanciful expectations of what it would be like in the perfect relationship and those lucky enough to find someone who seems to fill the bill are filled with bliss as well as hopes.

But bliss is an extreme state and it would be foolish to believe we can live there forever, so when life settles down there are chores to do, business to conduct, and just everyday tasks that cannot be avoided.

Love may make you a better person, but true love requires that you be a whole person first.  Love enchants and enhances, but it has to work within the real world.