shelters Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Love is a selfish emotion, but it's the foundation of a long-term relationship. I suppose love becomes true love when you add in things like trust, respect, sacrifice, patience, etc. It's not just an emotion. Love is an expression of one's self esteem, of one's values............. it is anything but selfless.
KittenMoon Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 I suppose if it was selfless, it wouldn't feel so crappy to lose.
Curmudgeon Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 I think it was the respect and admiration we'd always had for one another as work friends, coupled with the trust that built through family issue conversations (oldest daughters similar in age and actions). Once we were together in a purely social mode that didn't involve our profession (cocktail parties, banquets, receptions, etc. all tied to politics) it dawned on us that not only did we really like one another, we were powerful and right together, and enhanced one another . We were married two months after our first date.
mental_traveller Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 I disagree. You obiously have a very limied experience with relationships, and simply haven't seen good ones.
mental_traveller Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 just a bottom of the coffee cup thought.......... Love is selfish. You are with a person because of the way you feel about yourself when you are with them. Not really, I feel just as good when I'm alone as with someone I love. Sometimes better.
whichwayisup Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 Love is...that itch you just can't seem to reach in the middle of your back so the one you love scratches it for ya! LOL!
Mary3 Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Perhaps purchasing a new sofa might explain why after 5 years you want a new partner . I think as you change and grow and then passion wanes and the person's familiar annoying ticks become very intolerable , we look to find someone new. ( For all of those out there that have long happy marraiges my deepest respect:) ) So you go sofa shopping so to speak. You find a newer softer one that looks great and you want it. So the purchase is made. Now you don't have to look at the old worn sofa anymore.
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