" No doubt, romantic love is very important, but it is also a little more in-your-face than friendship. Hence, you'll find that it is easier to keep friendships than romantic love. The interesting part is: when someone you love becomes someone very intimate in your life, you tend to demand things that are out of line, and take them for granted--you would only say the least courteous things to your loved--ones, and overly demand from them. That's why the chinese has a saying:" To respect your loved one as if they were your guests."
To love someone from a respectful distance is somewhat like wrapping your relationship in a Seran Wrap, keeping your love afresh. The more you love someone, the more you would want to possess him or her, but you must understand that in order to hold, you must learn to let go. In love, one must relax one's clutches, in order for your lover to stick closer to you. When you ask less, he or she will open up and tell you even more."
