We all tend to think that being in a relationship is going to save us and fix all that is wrong in our lives, but the truth is even true love isn’t enough to change the brokenness that we need to resolve on our own. When it comes to finding the person you’re meant to be with, there are lots of cosmic truths that you need to be aware of.

These are things that will not only help you along your journey but also help you to understand the process a bit better. Love is a beautiful thing, but it is not the most important thing in life. Live before you love because you cannot love another person before you learn to love yourself. Don’t let the standards of others force you into something you’re not ready for.

7 Cosmic Truths You Need To Be Aware Of When It Comes To Finding True Love:

1. You have to love yourself first.

You can’t just jump into something and expect it to work if you’re not in the right place mentally. You have to be able to love yourself before you can truly have that love you might crave. True love could be right before you but if you’re not where you need to be you will not see it.

2. Your true love has already been picked out for you whether you’ve found him/her or not.

You don’t get to pick and choose who you fall for. True love is very cut and dry, either it is there or it isn’t there. You just don’t get to be with someone because you think he or she is meant for you, if they don’t want to be with you they are not your true love. You have to come to terms with this.

3. Patience is the key to everything.

You can’t just say you’re ready for love and expect it to come forth. Love might hit you when you’re least expecting it. There is no time frame for this kind of thing.

4. Finding love will not fix you.

You should not expect love to fix you, because love is not an excuse to ignore the problems before you. Even with someone by your side, you will still be facing the same things.

5. True love isn’t always as easy as others make it out to be.

True love is not going to be a walk in the park. There will still be ups and downs and you cannot expect things to be perfect. Just like most other connections, you will disagree about some things and agree on others.

6. You cannot control everything.

You cannot control the things that happen, in this life, there are very few things that we actually have control over. The lack of control is where true love comes in, not the other way around.

7. You don’t find happiness in other people.

Happiness and love do not go hand in hand. Just because you’re in love doesn’t mean you will be happy and vice versa. You must find happiness within if you really want to achieve ‘true happiness.’ Once again a relationship is not going to make your struggles and problems melt away.