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The Late Mother Teresa once said: “We can do no great things; only small things with great love.”.

Given this contemporary saintly woman's extensive life's work in feeding, caring, giving religious hope to the poor, destitute, deprived and hungry people of India, Ethiopia, Armenia and in many countries, it is truly an amazing personal feat to behold.

So what does she have to do with a blog like mine anyway ?

Simply put, i have used Mother Teresa's words, as simply a metaphor to describe how similar her personal philosophy is, contrasting against the small things that most women say, do, act, think, react, behave, out of love in a relationship.

And it's all about how, we men react to it. It's about the small things.

Men are often guilty of not noticing the small little things that their ladies do for them, in their everyday lives. And at times, women do these small things at their own personal expense (emotional, financial, psychological, time) which makes our ignorance to all they do, all the more painful to them.

Our justified reasons for this lack of awareness to these small loving gestures are many (Maybe we're tired and want to space out our mind, maybe we fail to notice these things, maybe this, maybe that.), but most of us know better that in your eyes, it will never be truly justified and accepted. The feelings of hurt linger and fester until we perhaps do something that will redeem ourselves in your eyes. And sometimes we do not know how to do it, to redeem ourselves.

Some of us can sense this inner turmoil that goes through inside of women, though we may not have the needed remedy to purge the manifested ugliness of it. We do fear at times that we were guilty of making you feel the way you've felt inside, and wished that you wouldn't feel that way always even if it isn't our fault, especially to the women we deeply care about. We wouldn't feel good about you feeling lousy (even if it isn't our fault) and we wouldn't feel assured if you're keeping it all inside yourself also.

The best thing that you could do really, is to talk it out with your significant other in mutual dialogue. Talk about how you really feel inside and address what has been done that left you bitter and lonely. Preferably, talk to him privately and engage him in a respectful, considerate manner without denting his ego or feelings.

It may be seem awkward and too forthcoming for some (couples), but if worse comes to worst, having to drag out the issue at hand into the light is the only way to remedy the situation. However, do so at a time when the both of you are ready for honest dialogue. Be wary also, that most men do not like this form of confrontation, once again, the masculine ego comes to play, playing a large role in this mess. Watch out for the words you'll use, they might work against you instead.

Alternatively, if you are not ready to talk to him, friends, family, trusted company and counselling telephone hotlines can provide the service of letting you, pour out your negative feelings, elevating the pain for a while.

But what if you are truly alone, with no one to talk to about your turmoil ? One method you could resort to is to write down your thoughts on a diary. It's a very private way to express out one's feelings. It provides space for you to think through things and do much needed reflection. If you feel like it, you may even blog about it, just make sure the blog can only be seen by you alone. One could also resort to exercise to release the tension built within the body due to this inner stress. Reading books is a good way to take your mind away too, try buying a thick huge book of any random subject and just blindly read. Sadly, some women have to resort to such measures as a permanent one, as the chances of such communication happening between them and their spouses/boyfriend/crush is very low. And there is no closure or resolution towards such issues.

If you've any questions, feel free to post them into my comment box for this entry.