Have you ever considered whether you’d like to live  forever  in love? What would it be like to be in love for the rest of your days? If the idea appeals to you, I have a proposition for you.

First, let’s set the terms. How much are you willing to pay? I’m offering you the chance to spend every single day of the rest of your life in love. How much do you think that’s worth?

I’m not asking you how much you can pay; most likely, if you think about it, you don’t have enough to close the deal. But forget about whether you can or can’t; just tell me, how much do you think the option of living in love for the rest of your days is worth?

You’ve probably arrived at a global amount, a total figure for the deal, and it’s most likely either “zero” or an astronomical sum, which puts us on a very abstract level. Let’s get down to more concrete ground and think about a daily figure.

How much would you pay each day to live it completely in love? But be warned, there  ‘s no going back . If you accept, you’ll have to pay every single day. Saying “I’m tired of it” or “I give up” later on is not an option. The deal is for life. And remember, I don’t want to know how much you can pay, but rather how much you think it should cost.

How much each day? Do you already know? Do you already have the figure? Good. Now let me turn the deal around.

I’m not going to ask you to pay me that amount, don’t worry, I’m going to pay it myself.

Not bad, right? Every day I’m going to pay you that amount you’ve been thinking about, and you’re going to be in love. The deal couldn’t be better. You’re probably thinking there’s a catch. NO, there’s no catch. But we still need to figure out what your part in this deal is.

If I am going to pay you that amount that you have decided, what you consider it is worth to be in love every day of your life, you will have to do something in return.

What would you do for that money? What are you willing to do for such an amount?

If I paid you that money, would you agree to skip the gym or the padel court when he or she asked you to stay home? Would you agree to spend the whole day without complaining, trying to make life as pleasant as possible for everyone around you? For that amount, would you do whatever the person you want to be in love with asks of you without protest? If I paid you what you say it costs to be in love, would you be willing to stop keeping track of everything the person you want to be in love with stops doing for you?

If your answer is yes, that for that money you would be willing to do anything, DO IT!

I’m certainly not going to give you a penny. But you’re the one who’s put a price tag on “living in love every day for the rest of my life,” and you’ve decided that for that money you’re willing to do anything. Well, DO IT.

If you’re not willing to do it because there’s no money involved, then you don’t want to live in love every day, you want the money.

Or do you want to live in love every day of your life, but do nothing to make it happen? Just because.

Or perhaps you are willing to live in love every day, as long as the other person does what you want: gives you the cuddles you like so much, “appreciates everything I do”, listens to you when you need to talk, knows how to give you “your space”, has thoughtful gestures, etc.

In that case, you are only willing to live in love if you receive something in return.

My deal is that YOU live in love every day of your life, not that your feelings are reciprocated or that the other person behaves in a reciprocal way. For that, there’s no deal or money that can be made.

I never said you were going to be happy. If you manage to live in love every day, you’ll most likely have many happy moments, but you’ll also have moments of suffering.

And without a doubt, this I can guarantee, you will have to make many sacrifices.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta already taught us: “Love grows with sacrifices.”

If you’re not willing to make sacrifices, you’re not  at all  willing to live in love.

Look, there’s no amount of money in the world that can pay for being in love with life every single day. NO MONEY CAN. It’s the most wonderful thing that can happen to you, but it doesn’t just happen for no reason.

If you intend to live in love every day without doing anything, sooner rather than later you will say “I don’t feel the same anymore”, or even “I don’t feel anything anymore”.

Of course! Love isn’t just a feeling (thank goodness!). It’s a decision that must be put into action. Not just one day, but every day. Each and every day.

If you think that being in love requires the other person to reciprocate your feelings, behave the way you want, or meet YOUR standards, or if you believe it will happen simply because you said “I do” one day, forgive me for saying so,  but you’re very immature . Extremely.

Living in love every day depends on you. Only on you. On what you do, on how much you give of yourself. The more you give of yourself, the more you will feel in love. If you also know how to accept the other person’s giving—without expecting it, without judging whether they give too much or too little, without finding fault with anything—then prepare yourself for countless moments of happiness.

Do you want to feel in love every day? Keep track of what you’re not giving and stop keeping track of what the other person isn’t giving you.

I’m sorry I can’t reach an agreement with you. Neither you nor I have the necessary funds. Not even all the money of those on the Forbes list could do it. But you can make a deal with yourself: you can decide to live in love every day of your life, and give yourself completely, appreciating every gesture, every glance, everything the person you love so much does (whether it’s a lot or a little) for what it is: a gift.  It works .