In a perfect world, should everyone have someone love them?

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Lifer
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In a perfect world, should everyone have somebody love them in that total, complete, out-and-out, knock-down drag-out, do anything for them manner, even the person that loves them is not necessarily the person they love, or the person they want to love them? (so that negates it being a perfect world, so what?) Are there people who would honestly want to live their lives never having anyone ever love them like that? I can see it being possible but I don't think I'd want it for myself (tough luck, live with what you get :)).
 

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Lifer
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Is it really such a 'duh' answer guys? Stop and think about it for a minute, although we can see where your personal prefs lie from your answers. :) With love comes pain, especially, as in my theoretical world above, if the love is one sided. You don't think there's anyone at all who's completely happy on their own and would prefer to not have their world disturbed by someone loving them and messing it up?
 

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<< Is it really such a 'duh' answer guys? Stop and think about it for a minute, although we can see where your personal prefs lie from your answers. :) With love comes pain, especially, as in my theoretical world above, if the love is one sided. You don't think there's anyone at all who's completely happy on their own and would prefer to not have their world disturbed by someone loving them and messing it up? >>



Yes, they're called, "selfish" people. You don't want them around!

Love demands submission, sacrifice, and humility. Without them, people just live together, or get divorced!

Michael
 

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Lifer
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<< In a perfect world, yes.
You make your world.
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You make yourself into what you want to be to affect your world but we're talking about the automomous other here. Can't make them do anything they don't want to.
Nice answer Mikelh. Does that necessitate them being selfish though? What if they're good, philanthropist people, just don't feel the need to have someone "love them in that total, complete, out-and-out, knock-down drag-out, do anything for them manner"?
 

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<< we're talking about the automomous other here. Can't make them do anything they don't want to >>


That's one of the functions of getting to know people, so you can discover what kind of person they are. We get so caught up in "dating", that we lose track of what we're doing. Once we're past point of having a fling (if ever), hopefully we are looking for certain things in a person who has potential. Things you hope to find, and things you hope not to find, so you can continue to learn more, or run like hell.
For me, some of the things I look for are whether the person is manipulative, selfish, kind, giving. Do I feel comfortable around this person? If not, why would that ever change? Can you relax around that person, be yourself? Does that person like to criticise? They will criticise you. If that doesn't matter to you, then it's not an issue. Will this person take advantage of you, of opportunities? Stuff like that matters to some of us.