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Redhead
You Live, You Learn
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Jennifer
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Love
some say...
All you need is love
while others say
Love isn't enough
what do you think?
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mrswask
Pookie Love
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Re: Love
I hate to sound so negative, but I think sometimes it's not enough. I think the super high scary divorce rate will attest to that!!
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MsMBV
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Re: Love
Love is a great starting point, and completely necessary, but I do not think it is enough. Its a foundation upon which trust, understanding, compassion, acceptance, and longivity can be built.
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:08 AM |
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Redhead
You Live, You Learn
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Re: Love
Posted by mrswask
I hate to sound so negative, but I think sometimes it's not enough. I think the super high scary divorce rate will attest to that!!
i don't think it is negative i think it is just realistic
i agree....i think you need more than love...
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:10 AM |
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mrswask
Pookie Love
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Re: Love
Not to hijack but I bumped into a teacher who I worked with 6 years ago at a school and was asking about all the different teachers. It seemed like half of the young teachers who were married when I was there, were now divorced
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:12 AM |
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JenniferEver
The Disney Lady
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Jennifer
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Re: Love
It depends on what you mean by love. If you mean love as in the emotional feelings of love, attachment, etc, then no, but if you mean love as in trust, caring, compassion, composmise, understanding (as in actions, rather than feelings), then hopefully it is. The emotion is definitely not enough, you have to act in a loving way.
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:12 AM |
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Re: Love
Do you mean love as in a relationship or friends/family too?
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:12 AM |
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AJsMommy122
Stop 2 smell the roses
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Re: Love
Love is not enough IMO.
Love is a good starting point but you need alot more to make a relationship work for the long run. I have "Loved" a few people.. but I could not have ever married them.
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:22 AM |
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Redhead
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Re: Love
Posted by FireIslandLove
Do you mean love as in a relationship or friends/family too?
love for ANYONE....i think the term can apply to all of them
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:22 AM |
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Redhead
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Re: Love
Posted by marymoon
It depends on what you mean by love. If you mean love as in the emotional feelings of love, attachment, etc, then no, but if you mean love as in trust, caring, compassion, composmise, understanding (as in actions, rather than feelings), then hopefully it is. The emotion is definitely not enough, you have to act in a loving way.
i meant love as just the feeling....
not all that we think it should encompass...that imo is MORE than just love
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:23 AM |
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
Posted by FireIslandLove
Do you mean love as in a relationship or friends/family too?
love for ANYONE....i think the term can apply to all of them
Then I'd say you definitely need a lot more than love.
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:25 AM |
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JenniferEver
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Re: Love
For an example, I always tell people if love were enough I would be married to my first bf. LOL What a disaster that would be, because we loved each other like crazy, we just didn't have the actions or commitment to back it up in the slightest. And if love were enough we'd have such a low divorce rate because the vast majority of people do love the person they marry, and even love the person they divorce sometimes. I think maybe that's why some marriages fail, because people think that love is enough. I don't think a marriage is about how you feel about the person as much as it is about how much you respect them, how well you can compromise, and how much you're willing to sacrifice for them.
Friendshi is the same way. There are people I care about, but who I'm not best friends with, because I think any very close long term relationship, friendship or romantic takes a lot of work and compromise.
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| Posted 8/12/05 8:27 AM |
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Donna
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Re: Love
Posted by mrswask
Not to hijack but I bumped into a teacher who I worked with 6 years ago at a school and was asking about all the different teachers. It seemed like half of the young teachers who were married when I was there, were now divorced
I think what happens with some people is that they love being in the idea of love so they may look the other way at some things.
Some people think that someone will change once they're married and usually that is not the case.
I believe love is a good jumping off point, but you also need trust, friendship, commitment, etc in any relationship
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unknown1
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
some say...
All you need is love
while others say
Love isn't enough
what do you think?
NOT ENOUGH !
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Elbee
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Re: Love
Love in some form is the basis of all relationships, but you need to build trust and bonds that will last through the thick and thin.
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Re: Love
I think it is enough... almost any problem can be worked out if you both want to make it work out.
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| Posted 8/12/05 10:03 AM |
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AnnBrunoXO
2 Girls For Me!
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Re: Love
I think love is all you need.
Love in oneself.
Love in your family.
Love in your significant other.
Love in what you do.
......list can go on and on.
Without Love, there is nothing.
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Redhead
You Live, You Learn
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Jennifer
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Re: Love
Posted by AnnBrunoXO
I think love is all you need.
Love in oneself.
Love in your family.
Love in your significant other.
Love in what you do.
......list can go on and on.
Without Love, there is nothing.
but i think you need more....
like respect, loyalty, honesty, ....etc
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steph4777
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Re: Love
Love is not enough.....
Just bc you love someone it doesn't mean you have to be together. There's so many other things that need to be present in a relationship for it to work, ie respect.
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
Posted by AnnBrunoXO
I think love is all you need.
Love in oneself.
Love in your family.
Love in your significant other.
Love in what you do.
......list can go on and on.
Without Love, there is nothing.
but i think you need more....
like respect, loyalty, honesty, ....etc
Well I think all of those things are included when you love someone. What I mean is, respect, loyalty, honesty all go hand in hand with love.
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| Posted 8/12/05 10:21 AM |
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Redhead
You Live, You Learn
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Jennifer
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Re: Love
Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie
Well I think all of those things are included when you love someone. What I mean is, respect, loyalty, honesty all go hand in hand with love.
see i don't. But obviously should!
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| Posted 8/12/05 10:23 AM |
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AJsMommy122
Stop 2 smell the roses
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie
Well I think all of those things are included when you love someone. What I mean is, respect, loyalty, honesty all go hand in hand with love.
see i don't. But obviously should!
Yeah my perception of Love is off as well.
I have loved someone where not all of these things applied.
I guess the meaning of love is different for everyone
Message edited 8/12/2005 10:25:39 AM.
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nov04libride
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Re: Love
The officiant who married us said, "Whoever said love is enough wasn't poor!" 
I don't think love is enough. Poeple can love one another and still cheat, and though I love DH dearly, I can think of many reasons why I would have to leave him (if he had a drug or alcohol problem and refused to get help, if he had an adulterous affair, if he changed his mind and refused to have children, etc.).
Message edited 8/12/2005 10:25:48 AM.
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| Posted 8/12/05 10:25 AM |
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie
Well I think all of those things are included when you love someone. What I mean is, respect, loyalty, honesty all go hand in hand with love.
see i don't. But obviously should!
Well for me personally, I couldnt love someone I didnt respect or trust and vice versa... if I lost respect or trust, I wouldnt consider myself fully in love.
If that makes sense. 
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| Posted 8/12/05 10:28 AM |
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AnnBrunoXO
2 Girls For Me!
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Re: Love
Posted by Redhead
Posted by AnnBrunoXO
I think love is all you need.
Love in oneself.
Love in your family.
Love in your significant other.
Love in what you do.
......list can go on and on.
Without Love, there is nothing.
but i think you need more....
like respect, loyalty, honesty, ....etc
Well - Exactly - but if you love someone, i would tend to believe that you respect, honor and are loyal to them - it all goes hand in hand.
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