Our society has an obsession with putting a label on relationships
(written December 2020) Therefore, you can sleep with someone, call them daily, text them, go out to dinner, buy them presents and still not call them your boyfriend/girlfriend
Similarly, you can call someone your girlfriend or boyfriend, and not call them, not check in, rarely see them, and generally treat them like trash.
Both of these are relationships, despite what the so-called official title is.
The point is, titles don’t mean anything. What matters is the connection that two people share.
Every relationship is meant to bring us closer to our healing and closer to our own inner peace. The first example could help us make great strides in that purpose, despite not having an “official” title. The second example could great obstacles to overcome in the way to healing, and set us back if we do not choose to move around those barriers.
Both types of relationships count in terms of our personal growth, which is the ultimate goal of our path of returning to love.
We have been taught by society that Romantic Love is the ultimate goal. This is a false equivalency designed to market more products to make more sales. Romantic love is one part of our journey towards healing. It is one piece of many in our lives that is designed to bring us comfort and joy.
We are meant to have joy to become closer to God. Our individual joy shines light into the world, which is what we are here to do