Kanan, Initial feelings don't undergo radical changes. But I do believe that People change over time and so does ur feelings. The feelings of love when u marry someone and 10, 15 yrs later are very different. It may still be love, but emotionally different (I don't know if I'm making any sense here). The things u give to a relationship and the things u expect from it also changes over time. This is my POV, thru my experience.😊
Whoa! So much said in such few words! 😊 I think I understand partially. But I am struggling to put this in words. Bear with me, please.
The initial rush of love (or what we think of as love) has to die down and reach a calmer, more mature phase. This maturity is what I think you are referring to in the 10-15 years bit. The hard work put into making a relationship work is the expectations bit. Sometimes, one person works harder than the other leading to a tilt in the equation. Maybe even leading to some (or a lot of) friction.
But the initial feelings do not undergo radical changes even if the people do change. Thats what stumps me a bit. So, again, my limited understanding kicks in here. It remains love, but does the love stretch itself to encompass and accommodate the changed person? Or does it hang on to memories of the person we fell in love with? So, in essence, love does change, right? Or does this depend on the type of person one is? Sorry...I know this is messy and badly worded.
@bold: This makes perfect sense to me. A few months after she married the man she loved, one of my friends said that 'love' is a different beast. Within a few months of marriage, she was able to view her 'love' with complete objectivity. Now I don't know if this made any sense.
PS: Reminds me of a song from a very old Hindi film "pyaar ko pyaar hi rehne do koi naam na do"
Sorry to bore you. I blabbered a lot. May I know your name please? If you don't mind.