Patience and Forgiveness
- Patience and forgiveness are two important qualities that should be shown towards your mate when you truly love him. For some people, patience and forgiveness come easily, but not for others. The only way to learn patience and forgiveness is to be placed in situations that require it. The next time you find yourself being impatient with your mate and not wanting to forgive him, remind yourself that love means being patient and forgiving.
Love Doesn't Hurt
- Some women find themselves in relationships with men who offer love verbally, while at the same time giving verbal and physical abuse. Women can abuse men the same way. Verbal abusive can sting just as bad as physical abuse, and in many cases it can be worse. Long after the physical violence has ended, the injured person feels the lingering effects of the hurtful words spoken by a mate. This can do major damage to self esteem and morale. When you love your mate it means that you never want to see that person hurting. Instead, you will make it your business to treat your mate with kindness and respect. Your mate should do the same towards you.
Love Means Apologizing and Forgiving
- A lot of times, it is difficult to apologize to the one you love, especially when you know that you were in the right. This is mostly due to pride. However, when you love your mate, you won't mind apologizing to him. You will give up your right to "always be right," lay the pride down, and start being the first one to apologize. Not only will you say. "I'm sorry," but you will also be quick to forgive. When you love your mate you will let go of things he did in the past. You understand that by holding onto the past, it prevents you from walking together into your future. Understand that life is too short to walk in pride without forgiveness, when you could be using those precious moments to build lasting memories.
Not Envious or Jealous
- When you love your mate, you will not be envious or jealous of her. Instead you will be happy for him and all of the successes that she may experience in life. You should never compete with your mate. Instead, understand that you are both successful in your own unique way. Because you understand that both of you are traveling through life's journey together, you will not attempt to exalt yourself higher than your mate or look down on her. Instead, see her as being just as equal as you are. Therefore, you respect her as such.
Love Means Sacrifice
- When you love your mate, you will make sacrifices to make the relationship better. Instead of always being on the receiving end, you understand what it means to also live on the giving end. Instead of giving 50 percent of yourself to the relationship, you give 100 percent. Giving does not always mean money--you will give of your time, your loyalty, faithfulness, and commitment. Give even when you don't feel like giving--that's why it is called a sacrifice. Additionally, when you make those sacrifices, you will refrain from throwing the sacrifices that you have made back in your mate's face. Instead, you will make the sacrifice and forget about it, expecting nothing in return.