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- From: llama@pooh.cc.utexas.edu (sine nomine)
- Newsgroups: alt.angst
- Subject: strange definition of love
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 21:57:01 GMT
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- how do you know when you're really in love?
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- a possible answer occured this afternoon.
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- you're in a relationship with someone you like a lot.
- the realization hits you that life without this person would be
- calmer, simpler, less of a hassle, less angstful, less challenging.
- you'd feel less conflicted and probably the amount of pain in your
- life would decrease.
- you stay anyway.
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- [in other words, maybe love is marked by the willingness (or even
- eagerness) to bear psychological discomfort for the sake of your
- growth, both individually and as a couple.]
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- --
- sine | deb
- i know the following is cheesy, corny, inappropriate. flame if you want:
- i love you, james. even when it's difficult. thank you for this week.
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