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Tue Jul-26-05 05:00 PM
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Poll question: Do you believe in love? |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:00 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:01 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:09 PM
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you asked if we believe in love...i do. :)
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:01 PM
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2. only if it believes in me (nt) |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:01 PM
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Edited on Tue Jul-26-05 05:02 PM by terrya
Because I found it.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:01 PM
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4. I have to believe in it |
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I'd go nuts without the hope.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:02 PM
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Living life hoping for love, and it not existing?
Or knowing that it doesnt exist....and making plans accordingly?
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:31 PM
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15. Don't mess with me, Taverner |
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I'm confused enough as it is! :)
I'd rather have hope and it not existing. At least I would be oblivious to it then. Knowing it doesn't exist would suck all the will out of me. My plans would be to sit around and be lazier then I already am. :)
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:03 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:03 PM
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And a young girl's charms. ;-)
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:06 PM
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8. isn't it: "do you believe in life after love" |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:09 PM
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10. love, like for your kids? |
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or love, like for a romantic partner?
I think we care for those close to us. we want to protect and nurture them and wish them happiness and enjoy being with them. I guess this is "love."
As for romantic love? Bullshit. It's a lie and a sham. There is attraction and pleasant physical contact and sex. "Love" is a bunch of advertising gobbledygook that just makes it harder to maintain a relationship.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:10 PM
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11. The definition of "love".......... |
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is nebulous, at best. What constitutes love for one would not for another. I believe love is the most irrational of emotions. So, I guess I believe in love by that definition alone. I don't think I share the "normal" person's concept of love though.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:12 PM
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12. Love can be a mental illness |
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Seriously, I've read(no link) that brain scans of people who are in love show a resemblance to those with a mental illness.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:13 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:32 PM
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16. Enigmatic, it's weird seeing you around before midnight |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:38 PM
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17. I did not believe in love until about a year and a half ago.... |
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Then I fell in love and all of my love cynicism went out the window. All I can do now is enjoy it and hope that I never lose it.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:40 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:40 PM
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19. Whether I believe makes no difference |
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Love exists independently of my belief.
Many experience it, therefore it exists. An individual may not personally experience it, but that doesn't lessen it's impact on those that have. It clearly exists.
It isn't a belief, it is an experience. I've experienced it, I still experience it.
Love is actually a vast subject, and the love between a man and a woman is only part of it. There are many types of love, in many types of relationships. It is essential to life.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:55 PM
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26. You have said it perfectly, kwassa! |
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Have you ever read "The Art of Loving" by Erich Fromm? He talks about all the different sorts of love; it's fascinating. This book allowed me to fall in love with my husband; we are still married after forty years...
Yes, love exists...There would be no human life without it.
Thank you for your most excellent post!
:hi:
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:06 PM
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33. Thanks, Peggy, I think love is the meaning of life |
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There is no other point or purpose. All the striving is meaningless, really. Love is the creative impulse, the source, the glue that brings us together.
If there is a God, then God is love. There is no greater meaning.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:41 PM
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I believe it exists, because I see it. |
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But I've never experienced it first-hand.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:41 PM
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20. AGGGGGGH! HUEY LEWIS AND NEWS AGAIN!!!!!! |
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GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!!!! GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!!!!
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:46 PM
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21. But....but...my dear dhinojosa! |
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That is a wonderful song, IMHO...Now this song is in my brain, and I'm humming, and smiling! Life, and love as well, is GOOD!
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:49 PM
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22. Love don't make things nice - it ruins everything. It breaks your heart... |
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One of my favorite speeches from "Moonstruck":
"Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn't know this either, but love don't make things nice - it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess.
We aren't here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us!
We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and *die*. The storybooks are *bullshit*.
Now I want you to come upstairs with me and *get* in my bed!"
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:24 PM
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
thank you for that! *whew*
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:50 PM
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The question is - Is it a chemical imbalance or equilibrium?:shrug:
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:51 PM
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24. Yes I believe in love |
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My boyfriend has been there every step of the way in my health battles over the last year. He has been there in every way. He is so patient, kind, slow to anger....etc
He was there this past christmas when I was suffering from Hydro-cephalus and through the operation I had to put a shunt in my head, he has been there the past several months as I begin to battle brain cancer that was diagnosed this past may.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:53 PM
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25. Love is fragile and must be nourished or it dies. |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:57 PM
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28. How right you are, my dear BikeWriter! |
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Love is part of the reason I'm here on DU! There's a lot of love here, if you know where to look...
:pals:
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:53 PM
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48. Yes'm, I've found some super people here. |
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:56 PM
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The only love we know of is the love of incoming freshman girls.
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Tue Jul-26-05 05:57 PM
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29. Can't vote because ... |
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HELL NO isn't on the list.
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:01 PM
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30. I didn't until I met the right person |
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I could go on and on about him (whom I refer to as Mr. Fricasseed on DU) but I won't bore everybody, so I think I'll just be succinct and say that he's perfect.
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:04 PM
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Do you beLEEIEVE in life after love?
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:05 PM
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:14 PM
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34. I hope that's not supposed to be a deterrent... |
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:21 PM
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...I'm not sure I want it to be. :7
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:24 PM
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Doooo yoooou beeeeLEEEEIVE in life after love after love after love after love...
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:26 PM
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39. Love the vocal effects. |
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Better singing through electronics! :bounce:
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:27 PM
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It's so irritating, it's cool!
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:30 PM
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44. It worked for Britney! |
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:33 PM
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Well, that and the boobage.
I like Toxic... :blush:
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:26 PM
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I awoke on impact Under surveillence of the camera eye Searching high and low The criminal mind found at the scene of the crime Handcuffed and blind, I didn't do it she said she loved me I guess I never knew But do we ever, ever really know? She said she'd meet me on the other side But I knew right then, I'd never find her CHORUS I don't believe in love I never have, I never will I don't believe in love It's never worth the pain that you feel No more nightmares, I've seen them all Frome daay I was born, they've haunted my every move Every open hand's there to push and shove No tie for love, it doesn't matter She made a difference I guess she had a way Of making every night seem bright as day Now I walk in sahdows, never see th light She must have lied 'cause she never said goodbye CHORUS I don't believe in love I'll just pretend she never was real I don't believe in love I need to forget her face, I see it still No chance for contact There's no raison d'etre My only hope is one day I'll forget The pain of knowing what can never be With or without love it's all the same to me CHORUS
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:28 PM
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I don't think only undying or neverending love is valid...love has many colours - some fade, some don't - but they're all important. They shape who we are.
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:35 PM
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46. I believe in a thing called love! |
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Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel
Touching you, touching me touching you, god you're touching me
I believe in a thing called love Just listen to the rhythm of my heart There's a chance we could make it now We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down I believe in a thing called love Ooh!
I wanna kiss you every minute, every hour, every day You got me in a spin but everythin' is A.OK!
Touching you, touching me touching you, god you're touching me
I believe in a thing called love Just listen to the rhythm of my heart There's a chance we could make it now We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down I believe in a thing called love Ooh! Guitar!
Touching you, touching me touching you, god you're touching me
I believe in a thing called love Just listen to the rhythm of my heart There's a chance we could make it now We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down I believe in a thing called love Ooh!
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Tue Jul-26-05 06:38 PM
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CHORUS: What is love Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more What is love Yeah Oh I don't know why you're not fair I give you my love but you don't care So what is right and what is wrong gimme a sign (chorus x2) uoh oh... Oh I don't know what can I do what else can I say it's up to you I know we're one just me and you I can't go on (chorus x2) uoh oh.. What is love What is love What is love Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Don't hurt me Don't hurt me I want no other No other love This is your life our time When we are together I need you forever Is it love (chorus x2) uoh oh.. (chorus x2) Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Baby don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more what is love?!...
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Tue Jul-26-05 07:45 PM
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50. Never one to simply take the yes or no, |
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black or white, good or evil argument...
I do believe that the abstraction we call love has substance. I believe it exists and has texture in our lives.
But I don't believe it exists in quite the classic Disney movie iteration, and I don't believe that everyone who declares themself in love is indeed in love. Sociological, and hormonal factors, and emotional dysfunction often influence the labels we put on our relationships.
I'm not certain that love is intended as a lifelong oath of commitment. I believe we can hope for it, use it as a goal and even work toward that end. Yet once a love affair no longer has any emotional reward but it's own constancy, keeping it together is perhaps like living with a corpse.
I dunno. I'm in a reflective mood.
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