Loving Relationships

Comment #10

justxploring — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:55:58 GMT

Comment #9

emilyg — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:17:20 GMT

coin Toss - same thing in Yoga. Think it holds true for life.

Comment #8

Coin Toss — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:01:10 GMT

Parallel to that, kind of...... my judo instructor used to stress this: The more effort you have to put into it, the less judo you are using. The more judo you put into it, the less effort you'll have to use.

Comment #7

emilyg — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:33:18 GMT

coin toss - i agree. tyranny by the weak.

Comment #6

csfb — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:09:40 GMT

I agree. In a loving relationship, you just do it.

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:33:19 GMT

In relationships that fail, they've reached a point where the demander has drained the giver and the giver simply doesn't have anything left to give. The demander, being a demander, despite that, just keeps on demanding. _________________________________ My comment here - there are people who are indeed time, energy, emotion,and resource 'vampires'. Beware the vampires. <br

Comment #4

justxploring — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:19:39 GMT

And what point is that? Are you saying that if you love each other then it's not hard? That you don't consider it to be work? The reason there is such a high divorce rate is that people think love should be a piece of cake. If the cake gets stale, just toss it in the garbage. I believe that each person, whether we're talking about a marriage, a parent/child relationship or 2 good friends, needs to consciously work at building a foundation that lasts, and make regular repairs.

Comment #3

emilyg — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:00:55 GMT

Nancy - you missed the point -

Comment #2

justxploring — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:39:44 GMT

I disagree. I think every relationship requires some work, including compromise. I suppose if you substitute loving for submissive, it's true. However, if 2 people have strong, individual personalities, they can have a deep, loving relationship, but it's never 100% smooth sailing. I've known people who are "ecstatic, madly in love" until they have a crises. Knowing how to deal with pain and together is just as important as knowing how to deal with love.

Comment #1

angelm — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:17:25 GMT

Amen!!!

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emilyg — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:14:21 GMT