Is "Love" just the icing on the cake?
After reading some very poetic descriptions recently about "love" I wondered if I have ever been in love.Compatability, friendship, companionship, intimacy, security, affection, caring, appreciation, respect, empathy, understanding, acceptance, all good words and actions that are necessary for a long relationship.
But, are they enough if one person does not love the other?
Can a relationship survive on this alone?
Could you enter into a relationship that would have all this without that vital ingredient?
In the past (and maybe still happens) Royalty and Nobility married for reasons other than love,
Arranged marriages can work.
Gold-diggers (yes they do exist)
Do wags really love their footballing boyfriends? Or is it a lifestyle choice.
And for all those that believe in the all-encompassing power of love why is the divorce rate so high?
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Comments (7)
I think age is in the equation - whe we are older and wiser we look for different things.
Bloggers a-plenty moan about not finding love without first finding friendships........
z
Arranged marriage can and do work but I reckon that is the mind set of people, they grow together because that is what they expect from the onset.
I think it changes with age..............we all know what we are looking for - but age makes us compromise.
Now I am still believe in the ideal - but age makes us more sensible.....or does it?
z
marriage has nothing to do with love , eemmmmmmmmmm almost nothing .its respect and understanding r more necessary ingredients than the unstable emotions