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Originally Posted by guilloche
I'm really glad that her call helped, and that it's feeling a little bit more OK!
Re: Saying the word. I wonder if her definition of love is quite different than yours? For you, love is caring deeply and being willing to make sacrifices, and under that definition, she loves you. But, what if her definition is something like - "Someone I'm willing to quit my job to nurse back to health if they were seriously injured/ill"? I'm obviously just making that up, but it sort of makes sense, doesn't it, that that's something she do for her spouse and kids, but wouldn't be able to do for a client, or really even a close friend?
It's a sticky word, I think, and maybe everyone has their own take on what's included under it.
 I still think it was brave of you to ask! |
I think I'll ask her what her definition of love entails.
I agree that there's different levels of sacrifice. For me, the higher the level of sacrifice, the more you love a person. I'd be willing to sacrifice more for my H than I would for my T....but I'd sacrifice more for my T than I would my mom. I think that shows how much I love them.
I also been thinking about my definition, and there's more. I think love includes respect, unconditional acceptance, a need, and a deep connection. I think we have feelings about people that sometimes we can't help (positive and negative). But with love, we choose to love a person: you choose to accept them for the good and bad, you choose to make sacrifices.