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Old Jul 11, 2011, 09:55 AM
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Love? No.
Lustful and enamored? Yes.

You two surely have touched one another on some level/s. The word "love" is thrown around so quickly, easily, and is based upon so many different levels. Who's to say what a person honestly means when they say that they are in love?

To me, love means long-term devotion. Through thick, hard times and easier light times. You grow and change ~ but as time passes, you both continue to work to maintain closeness. It isn't easy. Especially in today's environment. As we grow (and age) we recognize that everyone does have flaws. Everyone! Some flaws are easier to accept than others, and we differ on the types of flaws we're willing to accept.

For example, we all react to stress. Some people drink, some eat, some blow-up, some use sex, spend money, some withdraw, some put themselves down, some work out, etc. All of us do some or all of these things to different extents when we're stressed out. Developing healthy levels of activities to react to stress isn't easy. How likely are you to overlook and/or accept your love's stress reaction?

Hope that wasn't too deep for you. Just my thoughts.
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Thanks for this!
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