Love is............
Jan 24th 2007, 4:43 am
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Love is............
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Jan 24th 2007, 5:10 am
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Yeah I know its soppy, but thought it was nice and some people may appreciate its wording...
Jan 24th 2007, 6:06 am
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Jan 24th 2007, 6:17 am
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Ahhhh..... I might have to read that again now..... what beautiful writing. 
Feb 1st 2007, 11:58 pm
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Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Feb 2nd 2007, 12:01 am
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Re: Love is............
Its love that gets you into the trap of marriage in the first place
but lust on the other hand .......
now thats a different matter all together
nice post though
but lust on the other hand .......
now thats a different matter all together nice post though
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Feb 2nd 2007, 12:04 am
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Obviously love is a woman thing tied in with emotions and security, where as love to a man is there it seems that lust and sex are top of the tree!
I am hiding now waiting for the onslaught of men defending themselves! and women saying my man isn't like that!
Feb 2nd 2007, 12:13 am
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It depends upon your point of view we all need love regardless of whether marriage is a bag of bollocks or not.....
Obviously love is a woman thing tied in with emotions and security, where as love to a man is there it seems that lust and sex are top of the tree!
I am hiding now waiting for the onslaught of men defending themselves! and women saying my man isn't like that!
Obviously love is a woman thing tied in with emotions and security, where as love to a man is there it seems that lust and sex are top of the tree!
I am hiding now waiting for the onslaught of men defending themselves! and women saying my man isn't like that!
actually i agree with you
Feb 2nd 2007, 12:15 am
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Feb 2nd 2007, 1:05 am
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It depends upon your point of view we all need love regardless of whether marriage is a bag of bollocks or not.....
Obviously love is a woman thing tied in with emotions and security, where as love to a man is there it seems that lust and sex are top of the tree!
I am hiding now waiting for the onslaught of men defending themselves! and women saying my man isn't like that!
Obviously love is a woman thing tied in with emotions and security, where as love to a man is there it seems that lust and sex are top of the tree!
I am hiding now waiting for the onslaught of men defending themselves! and women saying my man isn't like that!
Feb 2nd 2007, 1:32 am
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Lovely post Rachie.
Feb 2nd 2007, 2:31 am
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Aw, we had that reading at our wedding last year
I think Love is not having to say anything
(although I always joke with my husband and say love is my husband doing all the things that I don't want to do myself!!!)
I think Love is not having to say anything
(although I always joke with my husband and say love is my husband doing all the things that I don't want to do myself!!!)
Feb 2nd 2007, 3:39 am
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Knowing that you share everything together, the good times and the bad times. Having someone to depend on and someone depending on you.
Love is like a never ending circle.
Mandy
Love is like a never ending circle.
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Feb 2nd 2007, 3:50 am
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...letting her have one chip. Just the one mind!
