Love. An endangered species?

About five minutes ago I finished reading a magazine article entitled ' Is staying in love a choice?' I was preparing myself for a cynical piece of literature. Instead I was taken-back by this particular writer's refreshing take on the seemingly mythical feeling we call LOVE. The article touched on the simple fact that if it was so easy to fall in love, why shouldn't the same effortless rules apply to staying in love?
 Sure you get older, you get busier, you get married, you have children, but those things should be enjoyed and not always treated as over-time work. Maybe I am speaking with the words of a hopeless romantic, and maybe not everyone will agree with me: If you accept the challenges of a relationship and endure the responsibilities of a parent you will exceed in greatness and happiness. I believe all of the tools that one needs to succeed in life comes from within. I do not have enough years of knowledge so that what I say may be creditable but my struggles in my relationship have made me love my partner more and more everyday. To me that says a lot, and to him that says even more.

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