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[hiccup_ninja]

Why do people feel the need to love? To forge bonds and friendships with other human beings?

...I'm still trying to understand this. I want to know.

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[son_of_the_lake]

I'm still working on that myself. I was very much alone as a child, and it's taken a long time to begin to trust others. I thought I was strongest in isolation, but I wasn't. It was simply that I had nothing to lose. In the end, I unlocked the door. It has not been easy. But I will never go back to trying to be my own fortress.

[hiccup_ninja]

...It would seem that we are quite similar then.

So...having bonds with others makes you stronger? But doesn't that mean that you also have something precious to lose?

[son_of_the_lake]

I get the feeling we are.

I think it does. For me there's a paradox, though. I don't feel strong most of the time. It's only when I stop and think about it that I know that I am. I take more risks. I understand more. I go beyond myself. I wouldn't be doing that except for the bonds and the possible bonds that are at stake.

And yes, loss is the price, sometimes. Everybody who loves, pays it.

[hiccup_ninja]

...It sounds like a very heavy price to pay.

Is it worth it though?

[son_of_the_lake]

Yes.

And yes. For me it is, anyway.

I'm wondering if you are asking the question because of something that has happened recently in your life?

[unhackable filter on]

Feel free to say or not to say.

[hiccup_ninja]

[unhackable filter on]

...My best friend told me he was in love with me. That's all I feel like saying.

[son_of_the_lake]

[unhackable]

Gotcha.

And, good luck.