Vaishnavi Dhanraj Instagram – How do you know it’s love and not just a crush? Let us apply a simple rule developed by the philosopher and theologian GK Chesterton. True love, he claims, is not blind; rather, it is bound. And the more bound it is, the less blind it becomes. That’s the distinction. A crush is blind, which is a good thing. You own a crush, and you don’t have to confront the reality of who that other person is. You can put them on a pedestal and lavishly love them, and they will never hurt you. A crush is safe. Nonetheless, a relationship is not safe. A relationship is risky. A relationship means saying, “I’m not just blindly loving and following you; I’m embracing you despite knowing who you really are.” You may not always be perfect, and yet I stand with you. Love is not about being blind, love is being bound. A crush is blind, but blissfully so. #fromsource #mondays