However, telling the truth is not enough to have a lasting relationship especially if one don’t know how to listen to the other’s needs.  For many couples, it will take a lot of practice to be able to do these.  Men are brought up in a way that they are not at ease of expressing their feelings.  But if a man is really serious about making his relationship something that will last longer, then he should try some steps to make this task easy for him.

Revealing one’s feelings and desires towards the other leads to intimacy.  And intimcy is essential in a lasting relationship.  With intimacy, the couple is gaining much deeper level of love and connection towards their partner.

Perhaps this kind of love that is close to God’s unconditional love is the same love that we have for our children.  We show our unconditional love to them by comforting them when they are hurt, defending them though they have disappointed us, and protecting them until the last days of our lives.  God’s love is like that.  We don’t have to perform some certain expectations to receive His love.

In our lives, we used to strive to become better.  But to God, even if we are at our worst, His love is always there.  God knows all our mistakes – big and small.  God knows our sacrifices.  But His love never change.  God’s love is always present.

And in these times, the most comforting statement would be “However you look, no matter what you do and how many mistakes you have made, nothing in this world can change God’s love for you”.