Operation: Love Elimination
I'm so sick of the word "love" being used so carelessly, to the point where the real thing no longer has meaning. I'm guilty of it as well. People claim to love one another within days, hours, minutes of knowing each other, and I feel the only time that is appropriate is in giving birth.
So I give you a delightful collection of words that more accurately describe the emotions we experience. Perhaps first try it out on inanimate objects: instead of "I love pie," you could say "I have an extreme fondness for pie," and maybe soon we will progress to realizing that love really is a limited, and SPECIAL, emotion that does not apply universally. Then, when you realize you actually love someone, it is an amazing and enlightening experience.
Just an idea.
EDIT: I forgot to copy the actual link to my delightful collection of words. haha. here it is.
In other news, I want to be British. I'm going to work on developing a Liverpool accent because it will make me that much more sexy and awesome. Not to mention British slang and command of the lovely language is so much escalated above our own. For example, the words "devastated" and "gutted" really get the point across better than anything I can think of amongst the words we commonly use to express feeling upset. And wouldn't it be so much cuter and more enticing if someone offered you a cuddle (as in, "come on, give us a cuddow") rather than a hug? I think so. Many more examples, but going through them all would be tedious.
My point is, Brits are better than us and I wish I could get away with being one. In the meantime, I'll continue looking at the dictionary and thesaurus daily in order to make myself sound more delightful, even without the smashing accent.
So I give you a delightful collection of words that more accurately describe the emotions we experience. Perhaps first try it out on inanimate objects: instead of "I love pie," you could say "I have an extreme fondness for pie," and maybe soon we will progress to realizing that love really is a limited, and SPECIAL, emotion that does not apply universally. Then, when you realize you actually love someone, it is an amazing and enlightening experience.
Just an idea.
EDIT: I forgot to copy the actual link to my delightful collection of words. haha. here it is.
In other news, I want to be British. I'm going to work on developing a Liverpool accent because it will make me that much more sexy and awesome. Not to mention British slang and command of the lovely language is so much escalated above our own. For example, the words "devastated" and "gutted" really get the point across better than anything I can think of amongst the words we commonly use to express feeling upset. And wouldn't it be so much cuter and more enticing if someone offered you a cuddle (as in, "come on, give us a cuddow") rather than a hug? I think so. Many more examples, but going through them all would be tedious.
My point is, Brits are better than us and I wish I could get away with being one. In the meantime, I'll continue looking at the dictionary and thesaurus daily in order to make myself sound more delightful, even without the smashing accent.