Nov 14, 2004 15:27
You take love and commitment very seriously. To you, love is a partnership. It's an extreme form of friendship. Dating gives you a chance to learn what you like and don't like and who you would get along with best. However, once you know who you're looking for, it's a waste of time to pursue a relationship and risk falling in love with someone you know is incompatible.
The Sensible love style is the most practical and reasonable of the love styles. You don't expect love at first sight. Liking someone is a good start, and as comfort and closeness grow, love can emerge. Of course, Sensible lovers have to be prepared for the possibility that it may not work out that way. When we "fall in" love, we "fall away" from the routines and rules that define our day-to-day lives. It's this extraordinary emotion that motivates us to rearrange our lives and priorities to incorporate someone else. Paradoxically, it's the irrational part of love that helps us deal with all the pragmatic and logistical challenges of committing to someone.
Even after a passionate stretch, chances are your approach to love will return to a more Sensible style. Most lovers, regardless of how they start, evolve more into companions over time anyway. For now, your "style" of loving has these common features:
You want to share a very close bond with your partner. The past is the past, but you should be open and honest about your life now. If you love him, you'll want to know about his hopes and dreams and to do whatever you can to make them come true.
You're most likely to fall in love with a man who's independent by nature. He won't expect to merge his life with yours. Keeping separate friends, for example, will just give you more to talk about when you're together.
Like the song says, "If you want to know if he loves you so, it's in his kiss." You want passionate kisses and won't settle for anything less. The two of you will probably be instantly attracted to each other. Sexual chemistry isn't everything, but it's a great way to connect body and soul with your partner.
True love can grow and survive only when the partners share a commitment. Relatively early in dating, both partners should know and talk openly about whether the relationship has lasting potential.
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