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_MavericK_ -> RE: Have you ever been in love? (4/21/2008 2:44:08 PM)
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ORIGINAL: rae_of_light
Over the years, I've thought I was in love. But looking back now, I can honestly say that it wasn't real love. It was a selfish, shallow, "me me me" emotion. Yes, I cared about the person, but I think I cared more about how that person made me feel than about the person himself. And that's not what love is all about.
You've made an excellent point, Rae.
If a relationship is all about what they can do for you and not about what you can do for them NOT expecting anything else in return, you're probably headed down the wrong path. Because when they don't fulfill your expectations, you become bitter and hateful to them, and blame the failing relationship on their "insensitivity" when really it's your own. Love is about give and take-- and it should always be about mutual sacrifice.
For another point, sometimes your idea of showing someone love is not their idea of it. I show my friends and family I love them by telling them so, hugging them, and just plain goofing off with them. Others show it by constantly sacrificing their time and self to be there when they're needed, and sometimes when they're not. And they might never say i love you or give you a hug. But just because they don't doesn't mean they don't care. They just have a more personal way of expressing it.
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