Be receptive to love. With open arms allow love to flow in and out. With closed arms you hold only yourself. Perfect love gives and does not expect. When love expects pain results since our human response to love will be imperfect.
Love is patient.
Each person has a different capacity to love based on their experiences. Love risks rejection - but love is worth giving even if it is rejected. Recognize the needs of others and admit your own need to love and be loved. Accept others as real people even if you do not like some of their actions. Love is not jealous but desires the best for the other even if that hurts us.