My pal Robert at Middle Zone Musings has got me pondering my own view of Love.
I don’t really think I can make a good assessment just off the cuff, so I’ve decided to revisit my own archives, to see what I think, and present my findings in easy-to-read, oh-so-romantic, bullet points.
What I Learned from Love-ish-ness
- It’s good to like nude things, particularly your own nude thing.
- There is THE ONE, the one we never get over.
- In love and lust, tastes change. This comes from new information, seeing Broadway plays, and finding out John Schneider is born again.
- Just because you have a yen for snackfood doesn’t make you a bad wife.
- After you leave, you can’t go back.
- Love means never having to say you are wrong. I should know!
- Place love is as powerful as person love.
- You’ll love some friends more than you can ever explain.
- In love, there is loneliness and heartbreak. People leave. What hurts is still beautiful.
- Both people in the relationship are having a completely different experience. Which explains why reconnecting on Facebook is so weird.
- All straight relationships are made better and more interesting with the addition of a few excellent gays.
- The ultimate way to say I love you is still, in my mind, the mix tape.
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In addition to THE ONE we never get over is THE ONE about whom we will always wonder.
Great list.
Tricia, that is so true! Regret and wonder, however, are far away from each other on the spectrum of lost loves.
Just read through some of your posts, launching from this one. Loved, “Women have to endure the joy/pain of childbirth, the separation of children leaving or dying, the love of her family, her husband, all deeply and fully.”
What I like best about that post was revisiting some of the things I wrote earlier! Thanks for reminding me again.
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