Love Response

Mar 15, 2008 - 08:41 AM PST

This is sort of in response to a post I read:
I feel like the phrase 'I love you' is incredibly overused. It's so true that, just like hate, love isn't something that can be taken lightly, or said to someone after just getting to know them. Especially in high school, people just seem to let those words out like they mean absolutely nothing, when they really should mean so much more. It's almost like they're trying to show off how happy they are, when they really should just BE happy.
But also it's totally hard to try and find out what love really is with all of these false 'perfect families' failing marriages around us. but while there do seem to be tons of them 'crashing and burning' there are always those examples of people who make it as couples, and continue loving each other and staying together their whole lives. So I guess the fact that it isn't always successful makes it all the more incredible?
I dunno. But also, people who are always getting divorced usually loved each other at some point, right? and that counts for something, doesn't it? There must be some honesty in there, or what's the purpose of it all?
I think I'd rather love someone for a while, and have it eventually not work out then never love anyone.
But maybe I just feel that way because I've been a child of a successful marriage (so far, at least). Maybe I'd feel differently if my parents despised each other or something.