Posted by pinkeye on July 7, 2005, at 16:32:11
In reply to Is romantic love an illiusion or real?, posted by happyflower on July 7, 2005, at 11:26:20
Human love is never perfect. So that is why it fails. Just as we love a job greatly in the beginning but then detest it at a later point.
I found what worked for me is to keep somehow God in the center, and adopt a service oriented attitude - like how a mother loves a child - kind of try to serve the other person as much as possible. That is not romantic love, but there are much lesser arguments, and the bond is somehow stronger..
Romantic love focussed on other person's personality or even qualities doesn't sustain over time. Only when you adopt a selfless serving attitude keeping God in the center, it withstands the test of time. (From my limited experience).
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