The backbone of any relationship.
One should desire their partner & have desire for their partner.
One should desire mutually beneficial pleasures— physical, emotional, and intellectual.
It’s not enough to acknowledge a shortcoming.
The desire to change it— that’s what matters.
The desire to meet your partners needs doesn’t mean that you’ll sacrifice yours.
They are no absolutes.
Desire ebbs and flows.
We’re human. We’ll fail & fall short …but we should never lack the desire to push through.
If you lack the desire to meet your partners needs — significant or superficial — you should question why you’re with them.
Lust?
One layer.
Desire?
Multi-layered.
de·sire
noun:
a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.
verb:
strongly wish for or want (something).