you do not need another to decide to feel love, you can find love in everyday acts of kindness. Emotional love may not be a decision, but intentional love is. I also think it is harder to let go of someone you have loved intentionally because you have to make the conscious decision to stop loving which takes time, because the decision to love someone can take years, so letting them go can take just as long.
daearsIn a house lol, Hawke's Bay New Zealand1,542 posts
MarlinD. Beautifully said. You can keep loving when they are gone. Like much loved and missed pets that have passed. Sometimes it's when they are gone you realised how much you actually truly loved them. Such a beautiful feeling. I still love my 30 yrs ago budgie.
daearsIn a house lol, Hawke's Bay New Zealand1,542 posts
MsContessa: Thanks to everyone that contributed to this thread. Your comments were very insightful, honest, deep and carefully considered. The notion that love creeps into your heart is akin to a shiver looking for a spine... You know it happens but it is difficult to explain!
the shiver looking for spine. I want one and would love to give one too. Beautifully written.
Rachie14: I have stayed out of this thread. But seriously, you think the way you do. Others think the way they do.
Love is a feeling, to the depths you feel it really does depend on the person. The depths I feel right now are painful. Because throughout my flaws the love I felt was unconditional. Love isn't just about people.
When a lover leaves your life, fear enters in the mind because the mind wants you to hang on to a situation that is familiar and comfortable for you. it will also fill you with negativity, resentment, pain and suffering, if allowed. Just be grateful for the good, the love, peace and joy that this other person brought into your life! That’s so precious!
Millions choose to live a loveless dull life rather than chance a broken heart. Joy is a feeling, pain is a feeling, indifference is a nothing going nowhere. Let your heart be open as love itself does not hurt. It is growth that hurts and the ego that stings.
KNenagh: A relationship takes time and commitment.
I can't make myself fall in love with someone that would be "suitable", but I will stay away from someone I am attracted to but know that a relationship wouldn't happen.
Love takes time - I couldn't be in a relationship with someone that I don't love. I also couldn't continue to love someone that I can't spend time with and know that this isn't going someone.
For me, time and commitment keep love going.
I agree KNenagh. Our time is a scarce resource so the most precious gift we can give to each other is our love and our time. There is no point in investing time if we are not FULLY present in each other’s life or if love is not reciprocal. Telling and showing your partner how much you care costs nothing but it is priceless; alas, it is not done often enough.
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