[Fuzzybear]

Do you think you can love someone and be angry with them at the same time?

Is that ok?

Take care,
Fuzzy

[bptoo]

Hmmm...Sure Bear. My wife and I have been so angry at each other that we could spit nails, but there wasn't a point where we doubted that we loved each other. Are you talking solely about love between SO's, or between friends too? Also, it dawns on me that it depends too on what caused the anger would have a lot to do with it too.

A foggy brained,
Greg

[darkeyes]

Sure, I love my mom, but I am extremely angry with her, and her stubborness, something like a parent child relationship.
A husband and/or wife relationship, friends, SO's, sure I think you can love sommeone and still be angry with them. . . we are human.

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DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

[SeptemberMorn]

Of course, Sweet Bear! If there was no love, there would be indifference. Therefore, no reason to be angry. It just wouldn't matter.





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[krzyk101]

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I think so. I love my mom only sometimes I get angry at her. But I still love her. I think it is ok to be angry and love them.

Take Care,
Kris

I wish you the best, and the hope for a better day for us all, in out struggles no matter how large or small I wish hope for us all

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[Rapunzel]

To go along with that, is it possible to love someone without being able to sometimes be angry with them?

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[dexter]

>> Do you think you can love someone and be angry with them at the same time?

Absolutely yes.

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[dexter]

>> To go along with that, is it possible to love someone without being able to sometimes be angry with them?

I think it is possible to never be angry with them, but when you ask without being able to be angry with them, I am not sure. I suffer greatly from that and I think it is a failing within myself, in the sense of low self esteem... not wanting them to be angry in return, wanting to stay away from conflict, or fearing they will leave. I think in general it keeps me from being angry with people and in some instances I do become angry but I don't express it.

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[PlanningtoLive]

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I also believe that you can love someone and still be angry with them. I don't think that people can get along ALL the time, there will be disagreements.

Part of being angry is expressing your views and working through them. I guess that how you express your anger is the key point here.

Saying hurtful things, physical/emotional harm - that could damage the feelings you have.

Mary Alice

[PlanningtoLive]

I think it is possible, but not healthy. There is a reason, something that is blocking someone from expressing the anger.

Like Dave said, it may be fear that they will leave or not care about the person anymore if the anger is let out.

I do that at work and home - I try not to get upset or let it out, fearing it will only cause me more problems in the long run. That is not healthy.

[mj14]

dex, I have the same problem about not getting angry. I did not know how to answer this question, because anger is such a foreign emotion to me. I can't even get to the point of learning how to express my anger...I am still trying to figure out how to feel angry.

I certainly think that it would be healthier if I was able to feel angry with the people I love, because then I would be able to solve problems *with* them, rather than simply turning everything in on myself.

mj

[stargazer]

Personally, I think that is the essence of love. You love the person the whole person. You get angry With them or At something they did or that they do. Anger is often based in fear. The more you love someone and care about them, the greater the fear can be. My $.02
Mark

Though inland far we be,
Our souls have sight of that immortal sea
Which brought us hither.
William Wordsworth (1770–1850)