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Relationships are like food.
I just thought of this analogy and I think it works really well.
When making a meal you need to have a good flavor balance, you need the salty, the sweet, the savoury, and the spicy.
You are a part of the meal to so you need a food that compliments you well too. For example I think of myself as like a potato, I'm not super flavorful but I'm a good base and I go well with a lot of different flavors, aka I get along with people very easily. But there is certain foods that I get along with best and those are like my friends and family.
And so having relationships and making friendships is like making a meal. Sometimes you might need a bit more spice in your life so you will hang out with a more adventurous friend. Or maybe you don't like spice so you hanged out with a more sweet friend.
But it's still important to have a balance in your diet, to much of one thing can also be bad.
And some times someone doesn't compliment your flavor and it's okay. You can't expect everything to taste good together.
This also might be why opposites attract, they taste well together even if it's an odd flavor combination.
I just think that this is a cool concept and way to look at relationships.
I love to say 'I love you'
It is something I find joy and comfort in. I like to let my family know I love them whenever I leave the room, or text my friends it when I go to bed, because it is something I want them to hear and know. That I will always love them.
I also love doing small acts of service, because even if it only help their day incrementally it's still worth it. Like cooking dinner for the night, or just listening to them talk about something they love or even something they hate.
And I know that they love me, I try not to take for granted the countless times they made dinner for me, or the hundreds of hours I spent with my friends playing out in grass fields. Or the way they are always their for me to lean on.
Their are so many ways to say I love you and I think it's important to fined a way that you enjoy. It just makes everones day better. And if you don't have that person yet it's gonna be okay. It takes time, learn what you need first and then you will find the person that compliments you. :]