UT_longhorn Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Please define what true love means to you. Then please confirm if this is what you had with you're ex.
riobikini Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 True love regarding my children: Means taking a 'bar-nothing' approach to defending them and promoting the highest possible quotient and quality of love, happiness, and success in their lives. Even to the point of submitting my own life to acheive it. True love in the romantic sense, with a partner: The very same thing, -right up to the last word- if he's the 'one'. -Rio
Pyro Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Please define what true love means to you. Then please confirm if this is what you had with you're ex. Devoting my time and my energy to one other person. Being the best person that I can possibly be to that one person. Yes I had that with my ex but she decided that she wasn't ready for that. Her loss. I now give my true love to someone else who has given me the same in return.
CaliGuy Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Hmm, to me it means completely accepting that person, faults and all, and loving who they are.
kitten chick Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 I've said it before and I'll say it again. True love is a fairytale. It doesn't exist. You can read about it in childrens stories. As far as real life is concerned, the sooner you realize this the better off you will be. Feel free to go on the attack Riddler.
Pyro Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 I have stated my opinion before and I know where you stand as well KC. I don't enjoy going on the attack. I respect your opinions. I just hope that one day you have the chance to see things differently. Were you hoping for an attack?
kitten chick Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Not hoping for one, just expecting it. And no, I will never see it differently and I almost never use definitive statements.
Pyro Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 Ok. I just want you to admit to me first if you ever do see things differently.
KittenMoon Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 True love and a committed relationship are about finding the balance between sacrificing for the other person and retaining ourselves, between getting what we want and need and giving the other person what they need. It's about respecting that person and never making a choice to conciously hurt them in some way, even if you have to practice a little tough love now and again. It's about accepting the flaws that they have, and realizing your flaws and trying to curb them so you don't hurt your love. It's about remember the strong feelings in the times of waning feelings, and truly dedicating yourself to at least try to fix something if it seems like its breaking. It's about that feeling you get when they walk in the room, that little twinge of goodness even when you are so pissed you wanna tear their head off for something. ............................... Did I have this with my ex? I thought I did. It's hard to know, because I feel like so manyf outside influences poisoned us at the end to the point that I still don't know how much of our break-up had to do with us and how much had to do with a sudden loss of direction in life and going through our very confusing mid-20s. I don't think he knows either. I do know he made very little effort to try to fix things when they started to fray, and I know how immature he was at the end, and I know that if we ever have a chance again, he has a lot of growing up to do. I am also starting to realize that very few people have that idealized "fairy tale" love of a relationship with no problems.
fooled Posted March 17, 2006 Posted March 17, 2006 I believe true love is when each partner always feels lucky to be with the other. Every couple I have met whose relationship has lasted their lifetimes always say this. Obviously I did not have this with my ex. It does not happen with everyone, in fact I think it happens far less frequently than you would imagine.
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