Thu Dec 09 2004 - What Is Love?
What Is Love?
I find myself asking that question today. I always thought that meant staying with someone no matter what, the inner feeling, and sometimes self-sacrifice for the other. I'm thinking about this today because of what happened yesterday.

Michelle is having a bad day. My day isn't so great either. I decide that I am going to cook for her and comfort her as much as I can. So we decide on hamburger meat in tortillas with green beans for her. So I'm washing the pots and meat. *after some defrosting* I need the can opener. I ask Michelle where it is. She don't know. I ask her to get up, she don't want to. I get mad but continue to prep the meal. I find the canopener and I'm cooking. I am almost done with the green beans but need to know if I spiced them right and stuff. I ask her to get up and taste it. She refuses. I get mad that she is that lazy. So there goes the argument. I insist she atleast taste it, especially since I worked hard for it. SHe says she don't want no food anymore. I eat a portion but there is still alot of food there. *wasn't that hungry* More arguing.

So the argument continues and I say, "I want to leave you" She says go ahead. *not our first convo like this* I am angry and sad. I cry and take a shower to cool down. I then get out. I ask her if she loves me. She says "I dunno". I say, "answer yes or no." She says "I don't know anymore. I don't even love myself." She breaks down and crys. Then I ask her if she trusts me still. She doesn't and I'm upset. I say, "is it because our financial situation?" I reminded her about my plan to work full time in 2005. She starts to be ok because of that. She starts opening up However, that pisses me off. Its all a money situation for her. That is what will make her happy.

She has given up on the relationship a long time ago. She said it herself. SHe don't cook for me. Doesn't help with any chores. She could give a crap how I feel most of the time.

Ofcourse there is what I'm not probaly doing. *two sides to every story and breakup* She expects to be able to do her hair, go on vacations, buy new clothes, have a nice house, have a car. She can't do any of that and we don't have the money to buy those things. I haven't been able to fulfill the promises of those things because of various situations. Though I guess I could've tried harder. Haven't had the money to spend on being a romantic boyfriend.

We're in a sinking boat. Both our faults. Have enough money to maybe last through January. *maybe Feburary* So she is perhaps justifyed. Anyways, back to the question of love. If its just about dead, can it be revived? I care about her as a person, but love would imply a happy feeling around her. Still, we've gone through so much. Would feel like it was all for nothing. ANyways, she just showed up, got to talk about this very thing. Later

Comments (3)

DancingButterfly (Legacy)
Love is the conscious will to extend yourself for your and others spiritual well-being.

You should both read M. Scott Peck's "The Road Less Travelled".

In other words, love isn't a feeling, it's a conscious action to benefit yourself and others.
InspirationalBeings (Legacy)
Ok, number one I just wanna say that I understand what you said on my diary, but seriously I didn't explain everything- maybe if you had aol you would know ppl could look up ur profile online....Number 2, I am always very cautious with anyone anymore and this you should know based on what I have been writing....Sometimes I just write how I feel and I think it gives ppl the wrong impression....oh well, let's go on to your problems....It seems that you and Michelle have been doing more fighting than usual and then everything seems ok and then a week or so later it's not better....How does that really make you feel?....I am sure when yous make up everything seems to go back to the same....For your sake, I hope she isn't using you for a place to stay and you know what if she really loved you- those materialistic things wouldn't matter....That is true love- when nothing but the two people who are involved in a relationship matter....I see you pulling your weight each and every time I read this...I dunno maybe Michelle has her own side of the story also so I can't really say anything bad about her....At any rate, yes I will eat a candy in your honor...Hope you are doing well and ttyl sometime;)

*hugs*
~Chrissy~
Niels (Unauthenticated) (Legacy)
Love is the feeling that you are no longer alone. And then there is the romantic aspect of being overwhelmed by how great the other person is. Usually this is about things we find attractive: a girls looks, her smile, how she is your friend, how cool she is, all of that.
You probably already know that this kind of love originated from our evolutionary background and our desire to procrastinate and find a right mate.
It is part of who we are, our being and every healthy human being craves it.

I hope you can work it out Tino. Life sure is lonely after having been with someone for such a long time. I can't recommend it.
 
 
 
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