Persistence Is Not Love

               Love Is Not Necessarily Persistence

          So often women attribute persistence with love. 

          Persistence, the idea of not giving up, means love.  

          Ironically a synonym of persistence is stubbornness. 

          I so terribly want to grab every woman and yell at her This is not the truth!

            

            Love is not a man who requires contact at all times, or on the contrary, a man who sends you degrading messages if you do not respond immediately.

            Sweet young girls, Love is not a guy who for months convinces you your virginity in honorable enough for him. Love is not a man persistently trying to convince you he deserves that treasured emotion. Love is not a man repeatedly convincing you this act will make him stay.

            Love is not the man who remains in your life for multiple years as your best friend but will never truly commit.

            Love is not a man who consistently makes an effort to work it out after cheating.

            Love is not the effort he puts in after you have caught him in a lie.

            Love is not when he forces himself into your life when you are trying so desperately to distance yourself.
            Love is not necessarily found in numerous lavish gifts. 

 I could go on and on...

On the contrary,

            Women it is not love if you persistently are questioning your worth, however this may look.

Just as his persistence is not love, your persistence will not make him love you.

            Stand true to who you are, and look forward in courage. 

For one day you will be loved in the healthy respectful manner that God intends for you.