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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it

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True security in a relationship comes from fully embracing the current moment without relying on past experiences or future hopes. It means accepting what is happening now instead of trying to control or predict the relationship’s outcome.

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