10 Things You Wish You Knew About Affection
2 min readNov 21, 2019
- Affection is not passion. It lacks the ever-consuming fire that lies deep in passion.
- Affection is not love. There exists affection without feeling it.
- Not all affection is welcome. You don’t go on hugging strangers and creating awkward moments on the go.
- Affection that you get may not have the same roots you think. Parental affection is part from moral obligations and part from biology.
- Her look, your words, her gesture, your touch are all ways you show affection.
- Showing affection means you are trustworthy and have a satisfying relationship.
- Showering affection helps you get lower stress hormones, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure and stronger immune system. So, go be the rain of affection that falls on everybody around you.
- Give away affection emanating right from your heart and remember nothing is lost that is born of the heart.
- When it get tricky remember that you should try to be a well of affection rather than a fountain. You need to show affection when it’s needed not when you feel like showing it.
- Affection is a habit. Make it a habit and live a happy life.
Abhishek Verma is a researcher in the field of deep learning and artificial intelligence. He likes to write about the logical way of self-improvement. Spurred by emotions, he also likes to write poetry. Stay in touch by joining his newsletter. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Mix.