The Rebbe Taught a Young Woman the Meaning of Love

I am married to the same.man for 43 years now and I can only tell you what my experience has been. Our love started out as a friendship and over the years it has grown into more than either of us expected. There is mutual respect, honesty and some wonderful conversation. It doesn't matter where we are that we can feel each others moods. It is not the great love affair that makes the marriage, it is the everyday ordinary things. You need to have something more after the kids leave to start their own lives. Reply

The meaning of love is mostly a romantic feeling like in fairy tales.
On the contrary I told my children, it is a decision. Reply

The Meaning of Love Such a love begins small, like a tiny seed to sprout and grow, blossoming under the expanding warmth of hesed. I am not Jewish, but love someone who is - and it my experience of that thread of understanding that promises to draw me closer to the divine in the other. Little ordinary acts of daily caring and kindness - how could life be more sacred than that? Reply

The Meaning of Love Every man and woman should hear this explanation of true love and G-dly relationships. Reply

True analysis Ours was a green card marriage. She came to America tor the sake of her children and to escape the military conscription of South Africa. I did it as a favor and continued my single (divorcee) fun life, but noticed I was spending more time with my erstwhile wife. After about 8 months, I realized how much we really related to each other. At that later time, I confessed that I really think I love her, and we have to have a real marriage. That means a Rabbi, family ceremony, honeymoon. That was 25 years ago, and every day it gets better.
PS. My first marriage was hot and heavy and very romantic and it was downhill from there. Reply