Treating love and relationships like an investment
As of late, I have been encountering a lot of individuals who are investing countless amounts of time and energy in love and relationships that are idle. The relationships and situations that they are in are only getting worse as the days go by. These individuals give their all, only to receive little to nothing in return. A common problem amongst people today is that some people often settle for less when it comes to love and relationships. One of the major reasons why people end up settling for less and do not receive what they want out of love and relationships is because these people do not treat love and relationships like an investment. You are going to have a genuine care and appreciation for anything that you invest countless amounts of time, love, passion, money and energy into. But when it comes to relationships and love, many people invest in liabilities instead of assets.
In the Economics world, there’s assets and liabilities when it comes to investments. When you invest in assets, you usually receive whatever you invest them plus more in return. Assets are like fine wine, they get better with time. The more time and work you put into them, the more they benefit you and the more valuable they become. When you invest in liabilities, no matter how much work, money, passion, and time that you put into liabilities, they will still depreciate, lose value, and will not give you as much in return as assets does.
There are times where you can be in a relationship and you invest all of the time in the world in that relationship, but it seems like the more you invest, things become worse. That depreciation is a sign that you’re investing in a partner that’s a liability. The same goes for love. You can love an individual who is considered a liability with all of your heart, ride for them like no other, be there for them no matter what, and no matter how much love you invest, that individual’s love will not measure up to yours.
You can invest all of the time and love in the world. But when you’re investing in liabilities, you will never receive the same or more as your investment in return. But when you’re dealing with individuals who are assets, you will benefit in the present, as well as the future. Be smart when it comes to who and what you choose to invest love, care, and time into. You’re either going to invest in two things in relationships and love, an asset or an liability. Unless you love heartache, wasting time, and wasted energy, always invest in an asset. Make that one of your goals in 2010
Domino
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