Is it better to have loved and lost

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-19-2007
Is it better to have loved and lost
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Thu, 12-20-2007 - 4:49pm

than to have never loved at all?


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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 5:04pm

For me, the answer is an unequivocal YES!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-03-2006
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 10:39pm

I have thought about this too..I have been in depths of despair and cried like I have never cried before. And felt pain like I never felt before. But i thought to myself ,'would I have been

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-05-2006
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 11:18pm

better to have loved and not lost :

but since that can't always happen, i would have to say that i would rather have experienced love and gotten hurt than never have had it at all.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-08-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 10:12am

Yes, having loved and lost is much better.