It took me about a day....and possibly a half to admit this to you. I wrote it on my calendar, made some notation of it in my diary, got small tattoo on my inner thigh.... ....okay, the tattoo part is a bit over the top...but yes, I do agree with you.
That is great to hear about you being able to fall back in love.
But....I question your comment about love only making you stronger....I am assuming that is in reference when you find a loving partner in life. That would be true if you pick right. You are a smart lady, so I do think you have the ability to discern somebody from a toxic nature....to somebody with a genuine heart.
Xan....trust is a huge part of a relationship that you plan on sharing so many things about yourself with....not only your physical self but your spiritual self...your whole being.
....I can relate to your concern and question....
about trust
I believe in the response to EK, I touched on what I feel about trust.
But, I think anyway....to trust again...one needs to understand even more.
Nobody wants to make the same mistake twice only to go through the heartache again (as love offers us)
Therefore, I think to understand...where we went wrong the first time around...or in some cases for some people...the second time around...or third...and so on...
We need to understand where WE went wrong. I think we are very quick to point our fingers at others around us but we fail to recognize where we went wrong. I think a lot of where we go wrong is by not believing the warning signs we see. ....but that is just part of it.... It is said that we, ourselves, are the biggest liars to ourselves.
So...with that said....there has to be a knowledge of what a healthy relationship is. Because, if you genuinely do not know who you can trust or who you cannot trust....you will be only lucky if you find somebody who is trustworthy.
....hmmm....
the power of love the spell/trance it can put on you the absence of brain capacity
Now, introducing knowledge and rational brain power to something like that. tough
I bet you a couple of bucks that I can pick out your serious statements and your not so serious portion(s) of your post.
By the way, I don't know if I could deal with being with a woman who picked her nose in public too.
....but, I think your statement following LaF's lead me into the ending statement I made to her.....and that is about having knowledge when fostering a healthy relationship. In your case, you know yourself well enough to know what you are looking for in a potential life partner. Without that...I would suspect there would be a lot of trial and error....and depending on one's sensitivity, perhaps a lot of heartache.
Yes, in many cases I think you speak for many singles. Trust is something difficult to hand out again with somebody who has made us very vulnerable.
Vulnerable...
Isn't that something. When we were young and dumb...so innocent. We didn't fully realize what it meant to be vulnerable with love. But after being around the block...the heart's door has become very heavy.
I wonder Robert....after being with the same person for say like 13 years...I wonder if people don't start thinking about this whole life of monogamy....is that the way it is suppose to be for the human race? Then, they start thinking about nature.
I wonder..
In today's age,
You might be right Robert.
Perhaps that 50% is on the increase instead of decline.
Hello Bear....how are you? I think with many people...they carry baggage. A lot of that baggage, I would guess, they don't understand it very well. Some they blame on their ex-partner and some...can they blame on themselves? Hmmm....the bottom line, if baggage exists, I would suspect it would be difficult for them to jump into "love" again.
When I was in college and I have heard from others....the saying was, "it is not what you know, it is who you know." . ....wonder how long that will last
Robert, 4 hours?.......the ladies will be scratching to get to you. I would not share that information on a dating site blog. Actually....very smart of you. I bet you already have 5 new messages from some hot to trot ladies.
What would it take for you to fall in love again?
Hello DD,Hmm, that is something to ponder about love and giving it away.
Thank you for sharing.