
"Some people believe in the experience of 'Love at first sight.' Others believe that choice plays no part in one's destiny and that our fate is written in the stars, even before our birth. Wherever the truth lies, of one thing I am personally convinced and that is, that one has to be receptive to love in order to pick up the signals of its presence when it arrives knocking on your doorstep. I also believe that one can truly love more than once in a life time and that the vast majority of loving relationship have a 'time limit' or a 'best before' date line to observe. Even if one is lucky enough to find true love, it will only thrive and continue to fruitfully exist if it is kept nourished and fed with truth, trust, faithfulness, understanding, sensitivity, humour, forbearance, forgiveness and lots of hugs. Oh, and for good measure, never tell him that he is smaller than he believes himself to be or that she is actually bigger than she looks!" William Forde: April 21st, 2013.