We all want true love. We get into a relationship or marriage thinking we’ve found it and its great for a while but then it seems like it fades some or begins to go away entirely.

How do we keep true love going in a relationship long term? How do we keep from losing this true love which can be so hard to ever find?

There are lots of answers and issues to consider when it comes to true love. There is definitely not one simple answer to keeping true love going strong.

For now we will look at one aspect of keeping the true love you find. And that is to learn to take off your mask with your partner. True love requires us to be authentic and genuine in the relationship.

We all wear masks. For example, some of us are good girls. We try not to argue, try not to make waves, try to be pleasing and helpful. Others of us wear independent masks. We try to appear like we’ve got it together, we’ve got it handled, we don’t need help. There is nothing wrong with these masks.

But wearing masks like these inside our marriage can damage authentic love. Good girl masks can make you seem like a doormat, with no voice or opinion of your own to add to the mix. And you have to be strong sometimes and speak up for what you want or need even if it causes some conflict.

Just so, if you wear the strong independent I don’t need anybody mask, you will need to take that off at times. You will need to be vulnerable and admit that you dont always have it together. You have to let your mate in.

The point is that whatever masks you wear, you will need to trust your mate and learn to take it off and be genuine with them. True love can’t thrive if you are putting on a fake front and not being who you really are.