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Episode 2658:

Crystal Karges shares ten deeply personal lessons from her decade-long marriage, revealing how love evolves through adversity, forgiveness, and quiet perseverance. Her reflections offer a heartfelt reminder that love is not just a feeling but a deliberate, ongoing act of grace, patience, and mutual growth, especially in life’s most unglamorous moments.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.crystalkarges.com/blog/10-lessons-i-have-learned-about-love-in-a-decade-of-marriage

Quotes to ponder:

"Love may not always be a romantic gesture of flowers and chocolate. Love acts selflessly, even when the feelings are not there, and shows kindness by doing things that are hard, uncomfortable, and unglamorous at times."

"Love is a choice, a decision to give without expectation of reciprocity to another flawed person; but choosing to love is always the best decision."

"Like a seed that deepens its roots in the hidden darkness of the soil, so is love that grows steadily in the quiet places."

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