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Love is a fickle thing, right? We always want that powerful spark, that intense longing that almost seems to have the power to split atoms!! That’s what I always seem to want, at least.
Well this weekend I read a Tumblr post that TOTALLY blew my mind about what true love actually looks like in the long run. I’ll let you read it for yourself!
![Screen Shot 2016-01-15 at 2.55.39 PM](https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-15-at-2-55-39-pm.png?w=481)
Wow, right? And it keeps going:
![Screen Shot 2016-01-15 at 2.55.54 PM](https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-15-at-2-55-54-pm.png?w=483)