Love Never Fails — Even When We Do: How I Learned My Best Attempt at Love Was Always Good Enough

Here’s to perfect love by imperfect people

Here’s to perfect love by imperfect people.

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I tried to love him perfectly. I gave everything I had, and it just didn’t measure up. I could see it in his eyes and hear it in his voice every time I disappointed, and toward the end, that’s all I did was disappoint. I kept trying to do better, to learn more about him, and t…