Love — & Happiness

: Choosing to communicate his fears instead of hiding them behind "winning" an argument.

: Realizing that to truly love Sarah, he first had to heal from his own past hurts and stop projecting them onto her. Love & Happiness

Elias was confused. "I’m doing this for our happiness," he insisted. : Choosing to communicate his fears instead of

Following that conversation, Elias began to change his approach. He stopped looking for love in his accomplishments and started finding it in small, quiet moments: "I’m doing this for our happiness," he insisted

She reminded him that for years, they had often let small arguments become battles because they were both too afraid to be vulnerable. They had been following a "manufactured storyline" of how life was supposed to be lived, rather than listening to their own hearts.

Elias was a man who believed happiness was a trophy to be won. He worked tireless hours, convinced that if he could just provide enough, he would finally earn the love he craved. He treated love like a transaction: I give effort, you give affection.