“True love will always walk with you through the seasons of life.”

Like the seasons, love changes. Every season of love is more than just sunshine and rain. Each season has challenges and tests to help you build a healthy and lasting relationship.

What are the seasons of love?

The seasons of love unfold and endure in four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. These are arranged according to the correct timeline and occurrence. With each turn, love reveals its unique beauty.

Will you be able to grow and blossom in the springtime? Can you withstand the intense summer heat? Will you stay by each other’s side when everything seems to fall apart in the autumn and endure the harsh coldness of winter?

As you walk through every season of love, you might say, “This is not the love I thought I knew.” You’ll eventually realize that love is more than the ideals you see, that it’s really not what it looks like

Spring: A Season of Love Blossoming and Beginnings

Spring has sprung! The season is characterized by growth and development. This season of love is the beginning, where the relationship starts and adjusts. Because this is an adjustment period, it’s vulnerable to problems.

Blossoming of Miscommunication

Communication is undoubtedly a key to a healthy relationship, yet couples struggle with it. But don’t worry! It’s completely okay and totally normal. No one starts as an expert, especially when it comes to communicating. However, miscommunication means misunderstandings. There are instances when you get lost in translation, eventually leading to conflict.

To avoid this, learn how to be transparent with how you feel. Your partner doesn’t have the power of telepathy. Guessing games should be avoided. By sharing your feelings, your partner might know how to handle your emotions. Tell not only what you truly feel but also your wants, needs, expectations, and boundaries. By doing so, you can meet halfway and strengthen the trust in a relationship.

Summer: A Season of Heatwaves and Heartstrings

Summer is the hottest season. In a relationship, this is the time when couples dive deeply into a shared relationship and pursuit of happiness, thus reminding them to come alive. As the period is known for adventure, love might overwhelm you with its thrill and heat. 

Like A Summer Solstice

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, when the day is longer than night. As a season of love, this phenomenon is associated with experiencing the heat of affection for a long time, like spending too much time with each other. However,  too much can be a bad thing. 

Spending more time together for long periods might lead to burnout. The heatwaves and the fire of love might burn you instead of being the flame that ignites the relationship. You can grow and do your thing separately. Allow each other to have their own space and breathe. Like a summer solstice occurring once a year, you can spend a long time with each other once in a while. In the end, it still depends on you. Just don’t let the fire burn the heartstrings of your love.

Autumn: A Season of Falling Leaves and Lasting Love

Also known as fall, autumn is the season of love that signifies maturation, change, and transition. It is when the trees shed their leaves or fall, hence the derivation of autumn’s other name. As it signifies change, the relationship might encounter challenges.

No Longer Working, Let It Fall

There are habits and ways in a relationship that, in the long run, no longer work. This season of love is the perfect time to assess the relationship and acknowledge the toxic habits. But first, have an honest mind and open heart. As you assess, you open up to your partner about what you find unhealthy. Communicate it to your partner, whether it’s about lack of appreciation, saying “yes” instead of “no,” or emotional boundaries. Be gentle in doing it. Open it in a way where respect is always present. Without reflection on a relationship, you may fall out of love as you keep the wrong things only yourself. So, if it’s no longer working in a relationship, just let it fall. This way, you will achieve a lasting love.

Winter: A Season Love of Finding Warmth in the Cold

If you fail to communicate and let the toxic things fall in autumn, winter can be the most challenging. This is the season of love known for its harsh, cold weather. During this season, life may present challenges, from personal struggles to external pressures, testing the strength of the bond.

Avoiding Hibernation Relationship

A hibernation relationship happens when a couple comes together for the winter, spending lots of time cozied indoors in a “nesting” phase. But as spring arrives and cabin fever sets in, the romance often fades, leading to a breakup. To sum it up, it is a kind of love that peaks, drops, and fades away. Whether it’s a thing for others, no one wants a temporary love. People want something that lasts, after all. You must find warmth in the cold to avoid this kind of relationship. When it gets challenging and the sparks are gone, try to rekindle the love and remember where you started. Love may not be as vibrant and warm as summer, but love from two people working it out in the cold breeze of troubles is all that matters.

Through every season of love are lessons worth remembering. This makes the relationships grow strong and everlasting. Do you want to learn more about love, loyalty, and everything in between? Grab a copy of Donald Marcus Welch’s The Love I Thought I Knew, a book that will surely immerse you in the test of love for an individual.