The difference between love and love

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Registered: 02-26-2011
The difference between love and love
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Sat, 11-12-2011 - 3:09am

Just home from a third date with someone who is mentally stimulating, emotionally endearing, sweet, spiritual, calm, tender, affectionate, complimentary, thoughtful, courteous, and wonderful in so many ways.

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Registered: 07-16-2001
Sat, 11-12-2011 - 11:39am
I hate it when guys tell me they love me before they could possibly mean it. It cheapens the emotion. Then when they do get to the point where they could mean it I wonder if they know what it really feels like.

We do hold the power in most relationships. I hate to say that withholding sex creates that power, but it seems that it does. It'd be nice if we could have our sex and still feel like the guy is trying to impress us.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 11-12-2011 - 4:15pm

Wow Marina, you brought up a one reality that I care not even think about but it is a reality for most people.

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Registered: 11-28-1999
Mon, 11-14-2011 - 12:09pm

Mark,

I think that a lot of times the "power" in a relationship comes from which person likes the other one more--I agree w/ you that I wouldn't want to consciously play a game w/ someone to exercise control over him, but I think that in the beginning of a relationship there is always this conflict going on about how much to express your feelings to someone--you know, if I tell the guy that I really like him or if I call him too much then is he really going to want to be w/ me?

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Registered: 02-26-2011
Mon, 11-14-2011 - 4:59pm

Music,

Your insights are always interesting to me. As it turned out, we made love twice this past weekend.

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Registered: 05-19-2011
Mon, 11-14-2011 - 7:38pm

You do have a great approach to the situation-I wish more women recognized how much power they hold.

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Registered: 02-26-2011
Mon, 11-14-2011 - 9:27pm

No, this is a man whose words are very carefully weighed.

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Registered: 11-28-1999
Mon, 11-14-2011 - 9:45pm

Well this is a very interesting development.

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Registered: 01-25-2010
Tue, 11-15-2011 - 1:45pm

Music

Steve Harvey is wrong.


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Registered: 11-28-1999
Tue, 11-15-2011 - 3:30pm

Sometimes I think your replies are way out in left field, but this time I agree that the person who is busy & has a lot of friends is a) more attractive and b) it's a lot better for our own personal sanity to have an active social life rather than sitting at home hoping that the desired man will call.