My mother once corrected me when I claimed that love only made up 10% of a relationship, and the remaining 90% of hard-work and pure sweat.

She said. It's 90% love, then 10% hard-work. You gotta love your spouse more than the amount of toil you put through. Only with love, will you be inspired to keep going.

Then I argued. It's impossible for there to be more love than drudgery, a relationship is just too much of it!

She returned. Then can you imagine how much love inspires that?

I paused. Considered. Then continued. Then do you love Dad that much? Thinking that, ah ha! I caught her there.

Her response without a heartbeat of hesitation. Ya! Kena bastard.

We had this conversation probably close to a year ago, and it was like any TV commercial conversation we always have. But it stuck. And even though we had it in the most matter-of-fact manner, everything about it was so moving that no matter what fashion you say it, its essence is there and I think it'll stir emotions in almost any common person.