It is amazing how in a world of physical matter where science explains everything in terms of atoms and molecules, there is one thing that endures beyond the physical and that is love. It is both painful when lost, and pleasurable when won. But when love is secure and content in a relationship, that life will never have room for memory because it will be permanent and even after one is gone, their presence will always be felt in one's heart. Such a love is by far the best feeling in the world. It is under this influence of what love is in long-term relationships that LA artist Amanda Oleander created these illustrations that showcase perfectly what love looks like in true relationships. Oleander’s work has also featured in magazines like NY Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Cosmo.
People only look good in the mornings on celluloid and that too there is makeup on to look natural. No one looks good in the morning and your breath isn’t appealing either but in love that really cares, the company is more important.
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Regardless of how long you’ve been in a relationship, you still can’t get enough of cuddling the person every minute of the day. Waking up in the morning in this position is the best experience of a relationship.
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Shopping with your long-term partner is always loads of fun even if it is for groceries. Regardless of how mundane it is, it is still enjoyable simply because of the presence of the love in your life.
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When you live long enough together in a long-term relationship, you don’t feel awkward or conscious of your body in front of your loved one. There are times when our bodies may be gross like when we develop a pimple or something nasty but yet you both won’t mind popping each other’s pimples.
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In long-term relationships where love is present at all times, chores become enjoyable and shared equally. Moreover whatever work is done is appreciated by the other. Work like cooking can be fun as it provides some flirt time as well.
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A hug can really make you feel good and it is wonderful to be hugged when it involves emotion especially the love of your partner. Getting a hug when you come back home after a hard day’s work can actually de-stress you and make you forget about the problems of the day simply because you have something more positive to look forward to at home.
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Snuggling is the best thing in a long-term relationship. Tucking in a movie on the telly and snuggling up to each other with a hot mug of tea or coffee is sheer bliss.
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Teasing without the intent to hurt or demoralize or demean your partner is also a healthy way to flirt with each other. It’s all in good humor and better still if it ends in a wrestling match on the bed. That’s a great turn on in fact.
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There is nothing more relaxing than getting your hair brushed and ready for bed. After a stressful day of work, one can’t seem to even lift a hand to do anything but when love steps in that just grows on you.
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Coming home from work after a long hard day and seeing your loved one in the doorway is the best feeling in the world. That brief separation makes one live the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
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Any woman who has been in a long-term relationship will know how her partner will keep doing this as if the scent of your hair is intoxicating especially when coming out of the shower.
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It is quite relaxing to have someone to read out loud to you especially when you are too tired even to exert yourself to do so. It isn’t just romantic, it’s therapeutic too.
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There is nothing better than becoming a pile of mush in your lover's arms especially when you need it. In a relationship, don’t take it for granted that you needn’t say I love you anymore, those words are music to any partner’s ears.
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Is there anything more restful than lying on your lawn or sitting on your patio resting against each other and just gazing at the stars?? When you are with your loved one, even after counting the stars, you still don't have enough time together.
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That’s a long-term relationship for you when you find traces of each other wherever you go, a strand of hair on your clothes isn’t uncommon when you are at work. Even if you find a strand of hair in your food, you get used to it.
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This isn't an uncommon event when you are in a long-term relationship. Eventually, either one or both partners will fall asleep after watching a late movie on the television.
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It can’t get more romantic than this. Breaking into a cheek to cheek waltz in the middle of your living room just because you feel like it isn’t cheesy or corny. It increases closeness.
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Many partners love having fin washing each other’s hair. Giving each other a hair spa is not just romantic it’s invigorating too.
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Partners don’t usually mind the defects of each other’s bodies. And if of course, you find you get bruised or cut by your partner’s toenails in the morning, simply cut them or ask them to cut it themselves or wear a band-aid.
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Those in loving relationships will know how nice and romantic it can be to share a meal together. Also eating out together is a pleasant experience irrespective of the type of food, be it pizza or fine dining. Eating out is an adventure of sorts.
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Traditions can become fun when you are in a relationship. Be it Halloween, Christmas or Thanksgiving, celebrating with a quiet traditional dinner with each other is an exhilarating and memorable experience to look forward to every year.
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When you’ve found the right person, they become your lover, friend, soulmate, and partner. Life after sometime may not be a whirlwind of romance or a perennial honeymoon but it becomes a life full of sharing and revealing in each other’s company When you are at work and can't wait to get home just to be with your partner that’s a true relationship.
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