There is a fine line between a relationship based on love and one based on possession, but it can be hard to see the difference when the relationship is your own. Possession involves deep passion, which you may mistake for love. When someone wants to know where you are every minute of the day, it can feel as though they want to protect or take care of you.
It actually reflects a desire to possess you, to determine how you spend your time and become the central focus of your life. Love has been defined by so many people and in so many ways. The dictionary defines it as an intense feeling of deep affection. People have used love to solve problems, to justify problems, and to fix problems.
The truth is love is our emotional reaction to someone or something. Possession has been defined by people as owning and controlling someone or something. The dictionary defines it as the state of having, owning, or controlling something. The truth is we, as people, could be confusing love with possession. This means they feel love from having a family that displays what they want to show the world. But is this love for the family or pride in the possession?
Is your relationship possessive or caring? Figuring out the difference between possession and love can save you heartache and pain. Love is a reaction to feeling trust in somebody or something. Trust is built through actions and open communication. Having open communication of our feelings keeps us from going down the slippery rabbit trails of our minds. The rabbit trails of jealousy, insecurity, and doubt, the pillars of possession.
Communicating when we feel insecure in our relationship keeps the rabbit trails at bay. Without communication, there is no trust and no trust turns love into possession. Possessing our partner or things can make us think we feel trusted and loved without us actually doing the work. Possessing can lead us to holding tightly to someone or something that is failing.
