The most expensive investment in a relationship
A relationship, just like any other form of partnership, requires investment to work. And when we’re talking about investment is not merely about money, there are many kinds of it.
Measuring investment is a little bit tricky and subjective as people have different capacities. And which type is more meaningful also differs from one to another. One thing that may seem extravagant from A may not be that luxurious for B. Due to such subjectivity, some relationships just do not work out as they wish them to. Therefore, you must be lucky when you meet the right person with the right amount of investment they put into it.
Though I have made a disclaimer, everyone may have a different opinion on this, I think there is one undisputable matter when we are identifying which form of investment in relationships is the most expensive. Then, the question is… what is it? and how do we value such investment?
For me, I believe the most expensive investment in a relationship is energy. Energy, just like the conventional meaning of it, in solar panels for instance, makes something operate accordingly. It drives the fuel from the extraction stage into the storage stage. Energy makes everything function.
In a relationship context, investing energy into it also has the same purpose as mentioned above. Its objective is pristinely clear, which is to make the relationships work out. Energy makes the relationship keeps going, remains exciting, makes the sparks light, and the flame burns, tremendously.
However, in this manner, defining the energy might be slightly different. Investing energy in a relationship encompasses many things, ranging from your attention, thoughtfulness, and affection to your effort to make your significant other feel loved. How you engage with your person, understanding their way of thinking, dreams, and favorite sports require energy, even ensuring your behavior does not contradict what they favor. The way you spare time in between your tight schedule and make every moment counts require energy. And all of these require both sides’ energy, as people say, it takes two to tango. Albeit it seems uncomplicated, trust me, meeting a person with the same level of energy investment is beyond difficult. It is indeed a miracle if you find one.
When we are talking about energy, I am fully aware that what comes first in mind concerning the suitable verb to describe it is “waste”, notably, if it is associated with an investment, what else, right?
But, surprisingly, when I invested my energy in my person (used to be, sadly), I felt like I did not waste a single dime. On the contrary, ridiculously, I felt recharged, I felt nothing but joys, and I felt alive, for once.
This is how I knew that what I received was the same as what I had spent. That is what made it priceless, we both invested so much energy into the relationships to make it work, and it did work out and was indeed meaningful.
And that’s how I realized that energy is the most expensive form of investment in a relationship because it is irreplaceable. It is something that no amount of money nor any other lavish thing could ever match. I felt like the energy was personally tailored for us, we invested the accurate dose of energy. It was precisely what we needed. It was not too much nor too little. It was just right. It was invaluable.
