LOVE !

[crisipicada]

I believe that is only infatuation. Until you will build a relationship and friendship, that is the time you will be able to know the real person. But of course, there are instances that at first met, he or she is the one for you. You will really know because there is common in you and her/him.

[crisipicada]

If you fall in love because someone makes you laugh,
what happens when you no longer find them funny?
If you fall in love because someone is beautiful,
what happens when that beauty fades?
If you fall in love because someone can provide for you,
what happens when they lose wealth?
Real love defies all reasons.
When you truly love someone,
you do not look for reasons,
you see beyond reasons
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[angel]

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

[crisipicada]

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

For me, love is the nature of God. We can only love people if God dwells in our hearts. Also we can love the unloveable if we let the Lord give us love. WE are selfish in nature. We can only love when we love God first.

[cheryz]

When you begin to truly love God by faith with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength and to love your neighbors as yourself, you will begin to see men as God sees them -- as individuals of great worth, as those for whom Christ died. As a result, we shall be motivated by the same love which constrained the apostle Paul who said, "Everywhere we go we talk about Christ to all who will listen."

[lyrehc]

Infatuation and love...first infatuation
Sees the other person as perfect
Wants to get own needs met; selfish
Spends all time with the other person
Quickly “falls” for the other person
Other relationships and friendships deteriorate
Dependence on the other person causes jealousy frequently
Lasts for a short period of time
Distance strains and often puts an end to the relationship
Quarrels are serious and common
Quarrels can seriously damage the relationship.
Then this is love.....
Sees the other person’s flaws and still loves them
Wants to serve the other person; selfless
Still spends time with others
Takes time to build the relationship
Other relationships and friendships grow stronger
Trust and understanding results in less severe and less frequent jealousy
Encompasses a long-term commitment
Survives and sometimes is strengthened because of distance
Quarrels are less serious and less often
Quarrels can strengthen the relationship.

[angel]

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt