Comments on: Is Love Enough?

By: Elisa Doucette

Elisa Doucette — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:31:58 +0000

David – It’s sad how the actions of those in our past can sabotage our feelings for those in our present and future. It’s like we hold people completely unaccountable for things they never had any control over. Impossible standards to measure up to.

I’m a pro at that. Thinking of my past when looking at the possibility of a future. Which isn’t fair and isn’t right. But I’m without a magic solution to make it stop. I’m sure you aren’t in the same boat as me, your comment just made me think more on my own circumstance. Oh god, I’m one of those people now. Damn……..

By: Elisa Doucette

Elisa Doucette — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:19:38 +0000

Grace – Amen! I agree so much that love must be the foundation to most romantic relationships now-a-days. Sure, 100 *heck 50* years ago that might not have been the case but thanks to our free-loving hippie parents and the era of Hollywood and Disney endings it has evolved into being what they are about. Sure, there are some that can get by without it, but I contend a majority of people seek it out in their long-term commitments.

But it certainly isn’t enough. It isn’t going to pay the electric bill or put out the trash or wear sexy lingerie. There’s a reason that “irreconcilable difference” is a legitimate grounds for divorce in America. Sometimes even though you love someone and may have even tried to parlay that into something more, it just doesn’t work. No one did anything wrong, and there is nothing fake or unreal about the love – the circumstances and situation just didn’t lend to anything further.

And sometimes loving someone is knowing when to let them go.

By: David

David — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:56:57 +0000

I like those 3 ingredients – trust, patience and compromise. I can do the patience and I can do the compromise. Although the trust is something I sometimes have issues with due to some past experiences. Trust develops over time though. And while it develops, I think understanding is an important 4th ingredient to have.
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By: Jackie Adkins

Jackie Adkins — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:08:20 +0000

Definitely agree with you, Grace, and I'm glad you liked the post because writing about love scared the crap out of me, haha. Definitely not my forte in terms of writing topics. Thanks for dropping a comment! .-= Jackie Adkins´s last blog ..Analogous Friday: Olé Olé Edition =-.

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:58:44 +0000

This is a beautiful post! Ironically, my girlfriends and I always say, “Love isn’t enough.” I really don’t think that it’s enough. It’s the foundation, it’s important, it will always remain but there are certain core things such as patience, compromise, trust, etc. that need to be there for a successful relationship.

I have an ex that I deeply love, he loves me in return, even still. But all the “other things” just aren’t there. It’s an odd feeling, but it’s why I know that if love were enough, I would be with him. But it’s not. So I’m not. Great post, Jackie!
.-= Grace Boyle´s last blog ..Friday Linky Love + Shatterboxx Rocks My Socks =-.