There comes a point in every relationship when neither speaking up nor staying silent helps anymore. At such moments, it helps to first let go of the illusion that love should be placid. We always imagine emotional harmony like they show in the movies, where two people simply go around singing songs, lost in constant sweetness. Real life rarely works that way. Real bonding only strengthens when two people can hold hands through the bitter circumstances that life poses, not just the easy........

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