"And the record shows,i took my blows and did it...My way!"

A fundamental flaw that I have recently found to exist in most relationships is that everybody wants to dictate their own terms.. Partners end up complaining that they do not feel they are getting what they want out of the relationship. It is always about want I want from this and never about what I could give.
Having two opposing views of what they consider love, becomes more and more evident after the infatuation passes buy and time begins to take its toll on the perishable values that the 21st century now consider criteria for a lasting relationship. Different notions of love have contributed to relationships becoming like businesses where one symbol of affection is traded for another failure to which, the partnership is no longer sustainable.
I realized however, that perhaps this trend dates much further back than I had first realized. I say this because, since time immemorial men have had what many consider an implosive emotional nature that handicaps their ability to give and makes them more adept to taking. On the other hand, women, like the popular lyric goes, are like our mothers, just to demanding despite being emotionally explosive. When the two meet, a situation arises where each adopts the selfish stance of them wanting what they deserve from a relationship. It is fair for everyone to know what he or she want out of a relationship and it is just as fair for them to demand it, but the status quo right now is that people are demanding more and more. If you are going to demand more of your partner, it is only within the province of wisdom that you give just as much if not more.
I appreciate the fact that for some, it reaches a time when you can only continue giving so much at which point the writing is on the wall, and the relationship eventually takes its natural course. Normally, the fatigue sets in and we try less and less until we reach a stalemate after which it is only a matter of who dares blink first. It is called good old-fashioned dating. However, it is important to remember that the real fight is in giving just a little extra each time so long as it is worth it and here lies the unconditionality of love.
With the month of love just around the corner, and every woman on high alert for the slightest hint of romance, it is probably a good time for men out there to sharpen their giving skills and for women to show some appreciation. Love is not something that should be stuffed down peoples throats; it is something that is taught. When we learn it from one another, we are less likely to get it wrong, so teach and be taught, only then can we love and let live.