Love is loving someone more than you love yourself...

[dirtyzebra2005]

I don't agree with that. To love someone more than you love yourself is to put yourself below the other person, always tending to their needs and never taking care of yours. Loving someone more than you love yourself leaves the person loving in need of the person loved. And I am of the thought that people should never NEED other people. People

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[guiltyred]

I found this very interesting, the difference between loving for want and loving for need. And I realize, in my stories I have both kinds of love.

Guess which one is the more powerful? ~_^

[dirtyzebra2005]

Well, in my world, loving for Want would be more powerful. But, I know that in general loving for Need tends to be more powerful because of the concept of need. I don't know guilty, you tell me :)

[guiltyred]

True, loving for Need can have long-reaching and powerful effects -- in fact, it's the driving force of "Whom Gods Destroy" and the reason Konrad Schoenberg is such a dangerous force in Brad Crawford's life.

But...loving for Want, or for love's own sake...when one is complete in oneself and can love to the fullest of their heart, that kind of love can transcend death itself. Stay tuned. ~_^

love, huh?

[kelela2001]

very nice. very true. they're not the filling to the holes in your psyche, they're not a therapist, they cant fix your self esteem. they CAN enjoy life with you, and have fun, and help when they know how. they CAN present new opportunities for loving life & seeing how lovable you yourself are. however, you are you, and your problems are your own. nobody is perfect, you or them. they key is to find someone you can accept & enjoy & respect, and grow together toward better things. ^_^