If you want to attract a lasting love into your life, you have to set the stage for it. It’s not enough to join dating sites or start joining clubs in the hopes of meeting the man or woman of your dreams. There is only one person in the world standing between you and finding true love. No matter how many dating sites you join, no matter how many profiles you read, no matter how many club meetings you attend with your heart in your hand, you’ll still be bringing along the one person who stands in the way of you finding the love you desire – yourself.
That doesn’t mean your dreams of finding a true partner with whom to share your life is impossible. It means that you have to prepare yourself to be the perfect partner for the person you want to attract. It means you have to cultivate in yourself the qualities you want to find in your perfect mate – not the superficial qualities of appearance and shared activities, but the deeper qualities on which true love is built.
Practice Respecting Others
Respect is the cornerstone of love. You can’t truly love someone unless you also respect them and it’s difficult to love a person who doesn’t return your respect. You’ll often hear people say – and may even believe yourself – that respect is something that must be earned. In fact, respect should be something that you give freely to everyone you meet until they prove they are not worthy of your respect.
Why is Respect so Important to Love?
When you respect another person, you want to live up to their expectations. You make an effort to be seen positively by them. Respecting another person means you put your best face forward. You listen to their opinions and take their feelings into account. All of those things foster attraction and deepen love between two people.
Be Trustworthy
In a true, loving partnership, both parties trust the other implicitly. Building trust makes time, but it is worth the time you put into it. Building trust means practicing ffaith and honesty in even the smallest things. If you say you will do something, you must follow through with it. If you can’t, you must be honest about the reason for it. Being honest, open and reliable invites others to trust you and lays the groundwork for long-lasting relationships.
Faith, trust, respect and honesty are the foundation of love. You can’t wait until you meet your perfect partner to start practicing them. Instead, practice being respectful and truthful and trusting in all of your relationships. When you find that special someone, you’ll already know how to act with them.
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