The love of a good woman, or man, as the case may be...

[FlamingoBlue]

Many years ago, I asked my then 6 year old son what he wanted out of life and he replied, " the love of a good woman". I have no idea where that thought came from, but there is a lot to be said about it.

Love is the great intangible in our lives. Love has caused men and women to do things that would otherwise be unimaginable; from the noblest to the most profane. So, how do we go about finding love?? That's the mystery that has baffled us from the dawn of time.

I don't profess to have any startling solutions, but I have learned that there is no way that any of us can find love with another until we to love ourselves, first. And, sometimes that's not very easy.

Now, that being said, tell us about your great love and how you have kept it alive.

blue

 

[Ravenloft]

That is one six year old who knows what its all about.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Now, that being said, tell us about your great love and how you have kept it alive.

Loved em, refused to let it go, let them go and hope that they find their way back to me.

 

[Wiggles]

What's that song again?

Find a woman, and you'll find love.
And don't forget my son there is someone up above.......

And be a simple kind of man.

So very true.

 

[PHANTOM5875]

Love finds you...........................

Hi Blue.

I believe that love has a quirky sense of humor sometimes and that it seems to find you when you are trying the least to find it.

While it is always a good thing (and sometimes a painful thing) to be open with people how you feel about them, sometimes just being yourself and mixing with people in various settings is just the right catalyst. Don't be afraid to express your feelings even if you get hurt or rejected a few times. How's that saying go? Nothing ventured, nothing gained?

I sincerely believe there are many compatible partners for each of us out there and if we are lucky and open to the experience, we eventually will click with one of them.

How to maintain a relationship? That's a toughy! My own marriage of 30 years has definitely had it's ups and downs and I finally realized that the only truly important thing in this whole wide world is unconditional love. My wife has loved me through thick and thin and I have been very difficult to live with on many, many occasions. In her turn, she has too but the unconditional love was always there.

Once I opened up and returned that kind of love in kind, the joy and magic and all those wonderful things that exist in the early phases of a marriage returned.

Unconditional love is the magic key.

Finding the key or using it is the tricky part.

Hope these humble thoughts help.

 

[FlamingoBlue]

Phantom, your feelings are showing....

My compliments to you and your wife for weathering the storms of matrimony and all that goes with it.

blue