"True love doesn’t truly begin in the bright heat of passion; it starts when the initial flames die down. When love cools — when the excitement fades, the novelty wears off, and daily life settles in — that’s when real love is tested. Real love is not about butterflies or fireworks. It’s about patience, endurance, forgiveness, and choosing each other, even when it’s inconvenient, even when the feeling isn’t as dazzling as it used to be. In the quiet moments, in the ordinariness, that’s where love matures and deepens. In a way, love’s true journey begins only after the illusions have melted away."