Perfect Together!

That's what the ad in my in-box said: "Perfect Together."

It had little hearts all over it and was clearly geared toward the discerning Valentine's Day shopper.

But it stopped me dead in my tracks...because I suddenly realized that they were dead serious.  They really meant it: perfect together.

Thing is, it can't be true--can it?  Human relationships are never "perfect," at least not in the sense that everything is always wonderful and people never stop swooning and the floor never stops spinning and the stars never stop twinkling and our hearts never stop racing.  The reality of human relationships, as you well-know, is something else entirely.

What is true is that people are wonderful, and people are horrible--sometimes people smell like a bouquet of Valentine's Day roses, and sometimes they just stink.  And a "perfect" relationship isn't one that denies this reality, but embraces it...and keeps loving anyway.  You remember: "What credit is it to you if you love those who love you?"  Real love embraces the UNlovable...which is ALL of us--at least at one time or another.

Come to think of it, the ad may not have been that far off--because as long as the batteries are charged and my internet connection is in tact, my iPad and I really are "Perfect Together."  

It's just not much of a relationship, that's all.

With love to all for a Happy Valentine's Day!