Originally posted by: redviolet
For me love is respect and it is mutual from both ends. It involves equality and emotion. It always involved two people who are equally engaged. If one has hurt the other and claims to care for them than they should make an attempt to make them feel better. It does not involve always taking pain from the one you love. But I do respect your views, even if opposing they are valid. I think we just have completely different perspectives.
Red,
Not entirely different perspectives...Love does not make a doormat out of one person, for sure...
To me, Love is all that U described...but it doesn't happen in one day...because none of us are perfect human beings...
..For most people who find love, I think it is a lot of trial and error...with the same person, of course...it requires a lot of patience...
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
Anonymous,
Holy Bible: New International Version"No relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater...The love we have for each other is bigger than these small differences. And that's the key. It's like a big pie chart, and the love in a relationship has to be the biggest piece. Love can make up for a lot."
Sarah Dessen,
This Lullaby"Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up."
James Baldwin