<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Do not force love into a borrowed picture. Instead... > Do not force love into a borrowed picture. Instead of bending a partner, child, or friend to fit an imagined ideal of love, explore together what your own unique version looks like. Partners who stay silent about their hopes leave each other isolated, and speaking honestly is how intimacy grows. **Source:** [[livestreams/Caring Without Surrendering to Cynicism - Workbook|Caring Without Surrendering to Cynicism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Do not force love into a borrowed picture. Instead of bending a partner, child, or friend to fit an imagined ideal of love, explore together what your own unique version looks like. Partners who stay silent about their hopes leave each other isolated, and speaking honestly is how intimacy grows.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-force-love-borrowed-honestly-intimacy-grows ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->