The day to day business of loving someone is seldom discussed. 

Songs tend to be about heartbreak, falling in love, or the major milestones that disrupt the mundane. 

However, the magic lies within the mundane. Because it’s there that commitment lies. 

Relationships serve up our patterns/beliefs/shit on a silver platter—sometimes it’s polished and easy for us to see and let go of, and other times it’s a rather dirty platter that’s going to take time for it be completely clear. 

The love songs illuminate the breakdowns or highlight the highs, but rarely do we see pictures of what it’s really like to love someone day to day. The experience of waking up to the same person day in and day out and what it takes to keep passion alive. 

The stories of learning how to turn a conflict about the dishes into an opportunity for connection so that we grow closer instead of drifting apart because we were too scared to embrace vulnerability. 

The risky process of expressing what you need and want and being vulnerable about how you feel. 

Breaking down a pattern with someone so the past stops dictating the present relationship.