Sólo porque estés enamorada, no significa que sea el adecuado

Desde que eras pequeña, soñabas con encontrar el amor verdadero.

Nevertheless, you didn’t want an ordinary kind of love.

Querías un amor eterno, que durara toda la vida.

Un tipo de amor que tiene el poder de vencer todos los obstáculos y afrontar todos los retos.

El tipo de amor que se ve en las películas y se lee en los cuentos de hadas.

You wanted your Prince Charming – someone who will rock your world and never fail to remind you qué sienten las mariposas.

And you weren’t ready to settle for less.

Querías fuegos artificiales y pasión, no una vida aburrida con alguien a quien apenas soportas pero que es bueno para ti sobre el papel.

Te negaste a permitir que tu mente te guiara en estos asuntos del corazón y nunca dudaste de tus caminos.

Ahora, después de todo este tiempo, por fin sientes todo lo que soñabas.

You’ve finally found a man who rocks your world and has awakened every possible emotion inside of you.

At last you’ve met a man who makes you tremble every time you see him – one who moves the floor beneath you every time he looks at you and you’re convinced you’ll love for the rest of your life.

There’s no doubt – you’re head over heels for this guy.

He makes you feel more alive than ever and you don’t want this sensation to ever stop.

However, you’re not a little girl anymore and real life is nothing like a fairytale.

Sí, no querer aceptar nada menos que el amor verdadero y buscar el romance es increíble, pero la cruda verdad es que, a veces, el amor no es suficiente, as much as we’d like it to be.

Just because you’re in love with a man, it doesn’t make him the right one for you.

It doesn’t necessarily make him your soulmate or forever person.

That isn’t to say that the two of you will automatically have a happy life together just because you share strong chemistry and intense emotions, nor does it mean that he’s someone you could grow old next to or that you would get along with.

Odio romper tu burbuja, pero hay cosas más importantes en las que fijarse cuando planeas un futuro con alguien.

Hay muchas más cualidades que debe tener tu chico ideal además de ser adorable.

Lo que tienes que hacer es quitarte las gafas de sol de color de rosa y empezar a ver a este hombre como realmente es.

¿Es tu mejor amigo además de tu amante? ¿Es fiable y digno de confianza?

Siendo realistas, ¿es un hombre que te merece y puede darte todo lo que necesitas?

¿El tipo de hombre con el que le gustaría que se casara su hija o su hermana?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling you to look for perfection because something like that doesn’t exist and, let’s face it, you also have your share of flaws.

That said, your feelings can’t be the only criteria when it comes to choosing your forever person.

No, you shouldn’t settle for a loveless relationship either just because you think someone is a good catch or he’d suit you well.

To be honest, a man can be the greatest guy in the world, but if you don’t love him, you’ll never be happy beside him.

However, if a man doesn’t respect you as a woman and as his partner, doesn’t appreciate your sacrifices, doesn’t make you feel safe, doesn’t treat you as his equal and, most importantly, if you two aren’t compatible and can’t seem to reach a compromise regarding important life issues, all of your emotions mean nothing because they won’t be able to defeat your differences. 

Básicamente, love is crucial – nobody can argue with that – but it can’t make up for everything else. 

Therefore, if you love a man but don’t have all of the above, I hate to disappoint you, but it’s time to renunciar a él.

I know it’s not easy to go against your heart, but trust me, it’s better to do it in time before it becomes too late.

Even though it doesn’t seem that way at this moment, I assure you that you will manage to overcome these emotions you’re having right now.

Not only that, sometime in the future, you’ll be grateful to yourself for making the right choice, if you come to the conclusion that this is not the guy for you.

And once you find a man with whom you experience both love and compatibility, you’ll be proud of the fact that you were strong enough to defeat yourself, despite it being one of the hardest things you ever had to do.