What It Means To Be Raw and Real In Love
Mar 11, 2025
Love is not about perfection.
It is not about never faltering, never wounding, never revealing the tender, unpolished edges of who we are.
At first, love feels effortless.
Two souls drawn together in a dance of discovery—where laughter is easy, affection is abundant, and every moment feels wrapped in light.
But then, something shifts.
The mask of perfection slips.
The parts once carefully concealed begin to emerge. Insecurities, old wounds, fears buried deep beneath the surface rise to be seen.
This is where many turn away. Where love stories fade before they ever truly begin.
But real love—the kind that is not fleeting, the kind that shapes and transforms—begins here. Not in the fairy tale, but in the truth.
Love is not about being flawless. It is about being loved—even in the midst of imperfection.
The Art of Loving Someone as They Are
To love someone fully is to stand in the presence of their fears, their missteps, their humanness—and to stay.
It is to see their shadows and not pull back, but instead say:
"I do not love you because you are perfect. I love you because you are real."
This is not the easy kind of love.
This is the kind that is built in misunderstandings and repair, in conflict and deep forgiveness, in the daily choice to see and be seen without illusion.
It is easy to love when everything feels light, sexy, and playful.
But what about when we face challenges?
When the weight of the world dims their spirit?
When past wounds resurface in words spoken too sharply, in walls raised too high?
Will you choose love then?
Will you meet them with patience, with softness, with an understanding that love is not about being faultless—but about being willing to still choose them every moment of every day?
Love Is A Living Masterpiece
We can create this work of art together in our own hearts and reflect it out into the world.
True love is not a flawless painting, pristine and untouched by time.
It is a living, evolving masterpiece, one that carries brushstrokes of both light and shadow, joy and sorrow, ease and effort.
It is the quiet moments of forgiveness, the whispered “I’m sorry,” the deep breath taken before responding instead of reacting.
It is choosing to lean in rather than pull away.
It is knowing that love is not found in the absence of imperfection but in the embrace of it.
And in that embrace, as tears paint her cheeks with black mascara, love is not diminished. It is deepened as you catch the tears that fall to her lips with a tender kiss.
Because real love says:
"I see your scars, your fears, your beauty. And I love you—again and again."
Have you ever had a moment where love became deeper, not in perfection, but in imperfection?
Let the world feel the depth of your love. 💗
xoxo love, Catherine
The Love Priestess
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