Love Lessons

By Terri D

Follow Terri D as she takes you through her love journey. She shares her personal experiences and love lessons and she discovers the true meaning of love.

Love Lessons will leave you asking.

What is love?

What are my expectations?

Do I know how to communicate?

What role do I want to have in my relationship?

What do I want vs. What do I need?

• Language: English
• Publisher: TDUB Publishing
• Release date: Mar 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215498323

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Love Lessons

By Terri D.

Love Lessons | Terri D

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Love Lessons | Terri D

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Dedication

I am dedicating it to myself, Terri D. This book is dedicated to the woman I have become and the woman I plan to be in the future.

I am so happy that I have found myself again. I hadn’t realized how much I missed being me and I know that I am still learning all that I am capable of. I do not intend to lose sight of my worth or value ever again. I am a complete soul. I do not require anyone else to complete me. I AM ENOUGH. I have truly found the greatest love within myself.

Love Lessons | Terri D

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank God for all the blessing he has bestowed upon me. There are also some very special people I need to give a shout out to. My family has supported me along my journey even when they didn’t agree with my choices. When I realized the error of my ways they were still there to help me find my way. Thank you all for being there for me and beside me through all of this. My wonderful mom, Patricia L. Gadsden. My adult children Steven, Jasmine, and Jennifer. Thank you all for your support and especially for all of my wonderful grandchildren. My favorite cousin, Tonya, and my favorite Auntie Donna. My BFF Maria who can literally finish my sentences for me LOL.

I truly believe that the biggest lesson I have learned in the past year is that the love I’ve been searching for has been right in front of me the entire time. You all have shown me so much love and support and I cannot thank you all enough.

Table of Contents

Prologue..................................1

Chapter 1 – What is Love?....................4

Chapter 2 – Expectations.....................20

Chapter 3 – Communication...................26

Chapter 4 – Roles...........................38

Chapter 5 – Cultural Differences...............43

Chapter 6 – Wants vs. Needs...................54

Chapter 7 – Like vs. Love.....................58

Chapter 8 – Self-Love........................63

Chapter 9 – Now What?.......................67

Prologue

After releasing Passport Wife in 2018, it was my intention to write a sequel. I started a blog The Dominican Housewife Chronicles and have since started a Kindle Vella series under the same name. It chronicles my time living in the Dominican Republic as a Dominican housewife. As life, not luck would have it, this book serves a dual purpose. First it will tie up the loose ends of what happened after the Passport Wife and Dominican Housewife Chronicles stories, and it will also share some things that I’ve learned along my love journey.

The passport wife chapter of my life is over. My 3rd divorce was recently finalized. So you’re probably thinking why in the world should you listen to ANYTHING I have to say about love right? Well maybe you shouldn’t BUT I can tell you that I have learned a lot about love in my 55 years of living. I