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Feb 8, 2014 11:13 PM CST The Key
OnlySon
OnlySonOnlySonBarrhead, Alberta Canada10 Threads 1 Polls 104 Posts
You know the story. Man is from the dust of the earth but woman came from man's flesh...his rib. So the two become one flesh.
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Feb 8, 2014 11:13 PM CST The Key
serene56
serene56serene56Myplace, New South Wales Australia543 Threads 10 Polls 27,960 Posts
OnlySon: Selflessness is sharing in every aspect...giving without expecting payment or reward



I'm thinking no-brainer confused
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Feb 9, 2014 12:00 AM CST The Key
OnlySon
OnlySonOnlySonBarrhead, Alberta Canada10 Threads 1 Polls 104 Posts
serene56: I'm thinking no-brainer


Lol. You'd be surprised how many either do not know it or choose to forget.

grin
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Feb 9, 2014 2:37 AM CST The Key
OnlySon: Selflessness is sharing in every aspect...giving without expecting payment or reward

yep,sort of a Living Death!
yours is a pseudo-Morality!

To say "I love you" one must know first how to say the "I." - Howard Roark; The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
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Feb 9, 2014 2:48 AM CST The Key
Lilly32
Lilly32Lilly32Aukštaitija, Lithuania6 Threads 259 Posts
Communication is the key to any type of relationship, or ifs friendship, partnership, marriage etc.
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Feb 9, 2014 11:26 AM CST The Key
OnlySon
OnlySonOnlySonBarrhead, Alberta Canada10 Threads 1 Polls 104 Posts
Lilly32: Communication is the key to any type of relationship, or ifs friendship, partnership, marriage etc.


Some humour for you.

One day long ago there was a woman who did not nag, argue or complain; but that was long ago and only for one day.

How often has communication dissolved friendships, partnerships and marriages? But if they had been selfless....???
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Feb 9, 2014 11:48 AM CST The Key
goldengloss
goldenglossgoldenglossMalahide North County Dublin, Dublin Ireland3 Threads 389 Posts
I don't think Selflessness is the key to a loving lasting relationship.
Selflessness can be manipulative.Love they neighbour as you love yourself you cannot love another until you have learnt to love yourself. heart beating Totally selfless love borders on the Divine and is unconditional love which I have only seen from God [as I believe] and Dogs.
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Feb 9, 2014 11:56 AM CST The Key
chris27292729
chris27292729chris27292729IOS island, South Aegean Greece93 Threads 15,811 Posts
OnlySon: That is what I just said. A man and woman in a relationship are not two but are one body.
With time they reach this goal,usually not always.
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Feb 9, 2014 12:04 PM CST The Key
why can't I get that Picture of a Christmas-Cake out of my Head?laugh
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Feb 9, 2014 12:32 PM CST The Key
OnlySon
OnlySonOnlySonBarrhead, Alberta Canada10 Threads 1 Polls 104 Posts
goldengloss: I don't think Selflessness is the key to a loving lasting relationship.
Selflessness can be manipulative.Love they neighbour as you love yourself you cannot love another until you have learnt to love yourself. Totally selfless love borders on the Divine and is unconditional love which I have only seen from God [as I believe] and Dogs.


The kingdom of heaven is within you. God is love.
Its not love if its conditional.
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Feb 9, 2014 1:38 PM CST The Key
bodleing2
bodleing2bodleing2Manchester, Greater Manchester, England UK84 Threads 6,132 Posts
OnlySon: Selflessness is the key to any successful relationship.


When we can say, "Not this person, nor any other, can ultimately give me what I want, only I can," then we are able to enjoy a relationship for what it can give.
As individuals, we must be able to accept the tension of opposites that are always present in any relationship. Bringing those tensions into consciousness require a great will on behalf of both parties requiring selflessness, but acknowledgement of each others individuality.

The highest task of a bond between two people is that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other.
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Feb 9, 2014 2:01 PM CST The Key
the key is ''love''
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Feb 9, 2014 2:07 PM CST The Key
Glatlol
GlatlolGlatlolDublin, Ireland2 Threads 5,358 Posts
OnlySon: Selflessness is the key to any successful relationship.




I dont agree, I think it is respect and communication.
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Feb 9, 2014 2:12 PM CST The Key
Ccincy
CcincyCcincyCincinnati, Ohio USA77 Threads 20,535 Posts
In response to: Selflessness is the key to any successful relationship.





Trust and lots of communicating is the key to a successful relationship.
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Feb 9, 2014 2:26 PM CST The Key
unlaoised
unlaoisedunlaoisedTwilight zone, Wicklow Ireland34 Threads 12,152 Posts
OnlySon: Selflessness is the key to any successful relationship.


Am I the only one seeing the irony of this thread? Someone on a dating site, sprouting relationship advice? dunno confused laugh
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Feb 9, 2014 2:36 PM CST The Key
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
unlaoised: Am I the only one seeing the irony of this thread? Someone on a dating site, sprouting relationship advice?


Sad, isn't it? laugh wave
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Feb 9, 2014 2:38 PM CST The Key
unlaoised
unlaoisedunlaoisedTwilight zone, Wicklow Ireland34 Threads 12,152 Posts
2intrigued: Sad, isn't it?


wave hiya! hug

Sad but very funny at the same time laugh
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Feb 9, 2014 2:40 PM CST The Key
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
unlaoised: hiya!

Sad but very funny at the same time


Indeed. grin laugh
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Feb 9, 2014 2:43 PM CST The Key
OnlySon: Ya.... self LESS ness.


yep,Self Less = Having no Self = Nonexistent!

OP is putting it so succinct!
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Feb 9, 2014 2:53 PM CST The Key
When you are in love, it means that the person you love is of great personal, selfish importance to you and to your life. If you were selfless, it would have to mean that you derive no personal pleasure or happiness from the company and the existence of the person you love, and that you are motivated only by self-sacrificial pity for that person’s need of you. I don’t have to point out to you that no one would be flattered by, nor would accept, a concept of that kind. Love is not self-sacrifice, but the most profound assertion of your own needs and values. It is for your own happiness that you need the person you love, and that is the greatest compliment, the greatest tribute you can pay to that person.

Playboy Interview: Ayn Rand
Playboy, March 1964
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