He doesn't get me, she doesn't understand...

As she caressed his face, he took hold and gently brought her hand to his lips. She caught her breath and smiled. Butterflies tickled her tummy as he looked deep into her eyes. From a short distance away, these two did not realize they were being watched by another couple, much, much younger. The younger two had just finished another round of arguing; they were hard pressed to remember what the argument was about. They sat on the bench and looked on as the elderly couple on the blanket ignored all the passersby on this Saturday at the park. As the anger in them calmed, they were touched by the love that could be seen emanating off the old man and woman. Did they understand that this love wasn't simply an emotion as it was years of work, understanding and compromise? Could they see that life had not been just roses and passion but had also been pain and monotony, anger and forgiveness? See, this is what is missed much with people. Somehow we think that once we fall in love, that's it, we've found our "one" and our work is done. This a fallacy, a messed up mentality that leads many to quit too soon, many to walk out on relationships that could very well be the best thing that could have happened to them. Our women need to know that men think differently, it's just the way it is. Our men need to know likewise is true about the woman's mentality. We are different and these differences are a good thing, we compliment each other. Too often men and women make each other wrong for what is fundamental within our makeup and because of this, too many families are broken apart, too much is left unsaid that should be said and way too much is said that ought to be re-thought. Little bit of advice from someone who is day by day, painfully yet thankfully seeing the errors of her ways...understand and accept that to reach a man's heart, you must allow him to be who he is...learn the way men think. To reach a woman's heart, a man must do the same. Learn each other, respect each other and, love each other. To be different is good...very good.