Abstract

There comes a time when you have to have the epiphany that it is your life, and you are the driver. You have to decide that you, as an individual person, can chose to write your own script. But do not be surprised where you find hate, animosity, bereavement, selfishness, forgiveness, love or other qualities because life cannot only wake you up, but can surprise you in the same way that you can surprise yourself. At the same time, you start asking yourself questions about love and whether there is a recipe for finding it? You ask if the stars, any aspect or substance, hold the answers to love? When it comes to love and relationships, there are always many emotions and experiences involved. There can be an infinite number of rights, wrongs, misconceptions, tit-for-tat, pain, lack of forgiveness of each other and ourself, and the inability to recover from these experiences. The point is we grow, develop, and have a variety of experiences that can and will teach us many lessons that with our limited comprehension would take us time to fully understand. Asking ourselves who, what, where, why and when in addition to how, need, and want, would aid us in our understanding of love and relationships. But are there exact factors or correct ingredients for seeking and finding love? Is there an exact recipe for love? Are there or should there be ingredients for love that are by the teaspoons, tablespoons, drops or splashes of tenderness, love, caring, kindness, compassion, intimacy, sensitivity, communication, reciprocation, understanding, or touch? Who knows. Why not start addressing and taking the time to figure out the answers to the questions you are seeking in terms of wanting to know what really makes a relationship, what works, what does not work, and learn what fits together? And in the end, maybe you can figure out what is the secret to love’s recipe. Approach----This article will involve author experiences regarding the take on love’s recipe and interviews from professional working individuals, both single and married, regarding what love’s secret recipe is for them. Findings---The results will indicate whether or not there really is a secret to love’s recipe, what it is, and the journey to getting, keeping, and finding love’s recipe.