tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post6392695084406641253..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: That Feeling of LoveArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-73936791472125135942016-05-15T12:04:20.758-07:002016-05-15T12:04:20.758-07:00I have heard people say they fell in love with a c...I have heard people say they fell in love with a certain pair of running shoes! How abusive is that for the word Love. We hear young girls say they loved the Beatles, love Elvis, love Justin Bieber to the point they faint never mind cry and look rather nuts. I think when we first meet someone everything is new and marvellous and exciting but it is not yet love. It's happiness, lust, eagerness etc... True love s very rare. Probably the closest is a mother to her child even moreso that a father to his child but very close. For love to come, one must enjoy the friendship first and for love to last one must maintain that friendship and be respectful of it. What is wild is that one can actually feel one hates that person at a given moment usually after or during an argument but that feeling is the heat of the emotion. When one puts friendship, trust, respect and work into it then one knows love is there, add sex to it and that is icing on the cake. Does this mean love lasts? Not all the time but this is a good groundwork I think. This is why whole books are written about the topic and we still can scratch our heads. When I think of my former in-laws and my parents who stayed for years until death grabbed one or the other, I feel they knew real love between their partners and they were lucky as hell.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-24143572140137973352016-05-13T17:57:27.941-07:002016-05-13T17:57:27.941-07:00Lee, you've peaked my interest. I can't wa...Lee, you've peaked my interest. I can't wait to see what you bring to the table.Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-73576441753573037222016-05-13T14:11:42.637-07:002016-05-13T14:11:42.637-07:00Diedre, not the song by Meatloaf, but maybe some v...Diedre, not the song by Meatloaf, but maybe some visitors to my Battle will wish for Meatloaf.<br /><br />I like the way you so poetically described the true lasting love.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68560527991974371162016-05-13T14:09:51.593-07:002016-05-13T14:09:51.593-07:00L.Diane, so true. Once real life wakes us up and ...L.Diane, so true. Once real life wakes us up and we start paying the rent and all the other bills love begins to take a different shape.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54877669155701198302016-05-13T14:08:14.442-07:002016-05-13T14:08:14.442-07:00Quanie, you are probably right about that. We oft...Quanie, you are probably right about that. We often long for the fantasies we see or read about. We need to be able to roll with the changes real life hands us.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59101845334787432382016-05-13T13:09:15.121-07:002016-05-13T13:09:15.121-07:00Love everlasting is not always the roaring flame i...Love everlasting is not always the roaring flame it began with, but the warmth in your heart that remains from the embers you never want doused.<br />Lovely song by Ella Fitzgerald! I can’t begin to think what song you’ll choose – especially since I heard the long-play version of ‘Paradise by the dashboard light’ this morning ;-)<br /><br />diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-1518159822247360502016-05-13T13:07:40.773-07:002016-05-13T13:07:40.773-07:00People think the euphoria of love is love, Give it...People think the euphoria of love is love, Give it two years and that euphoria wears off. That's when couple break up because they don't think they are in love anymore since they don't "feel" it. L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-88565549744954795422016-05-13T10:29:36.188-07:002016-05-13T10:29:36.188-07:00I think that a lot of people base their ideas of l...I think that a lot of people base their ideas of love on what they see in the movies, and then when their relationships don't mirror those fairy tales, they become disillusioned with life. I think it's truly best to marry someone you can imagine growing old with (and loving even when you both don't have any teeth!). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317095707905133969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78478656284139719382016-05-12T22:41:10.553-07:002016-05-12T22:41:10.553-07:00Rob, hopefully if they stop it's not forever a...Rob, hopefully if they stop it's not forever and just for a break. There does seem to be a bit of a blogging lull right now.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-19034542830614470532016-05-12T15:05:32.713-07:002016-05-12T15:05:32.713-07:00Ella Fitzgerald was truly one of the greats. I wi...Ella Fitzgerald was truly one of the greats. I will say one small disadvantage of the A to Z is the number of folk who suddenly stop blogging once it is over, which means it is nice to see a few hardy souls still doing their thing. . . . Well done Mr B.Rob Z Toborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570498194207996145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-76901104692023204132016-05-12T13:10:22.414-07:002016-05-12T13:10:22.414-07:00Larry, Nice song. How many people have covered th...Larry, Nice song. How many people have covered this? <br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-24415061962188961972016-05-12T13:08:58.370-07:002016-05-12T13:08:58.370-07:00Roland, I do eventually plan to have a battle feat...Roland, I do eventually plan to have a battle featuring Nina Simone, but not this time around. But that's a good speculation.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50065226982199088242016-05-12T11:37:10.418-07:002016-05-12T11:37:10.418-07:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5a4ifNBvg
Larry...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm5a4ifNBvg<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75842196276734189762016-05-12T07:38:15.523-07:002016-05-12T07:38:15.523-07:00I've never felt love at first sight, its alway...I've never felt love at first sight, its always been the slow maturing kind of love... and unlove. Infatuation might be a better word for that impetuous feeling, although perhaps there was one relationship that sparked into life - except I was blind to the young woman for days before I noticed her. And as I've got older my attitude to 'love' has changed. It feels different now with my second wife, and the feelings now encompass her kids... mixed emotions to coin a cliche.<br /><br />As for BOTB, I wondered like someone else whether your choice would be the Morris Albert song'Feelings'. But I've now got Nina Simone's version in my head...or is it Ella Fitzgerald or Shirley Bassey. Anyway, with the controversial casting in the upcoming biopic about Nina Simone, maybe you will feature her. Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78291961421212948202016-05-11T21:43:26.074-07:002016-05-11T21:43:26.074-07:00Michele, I can understand being mistrustful about ...Michele, I can understand being mistrustful about love. I enjoy marriage when it's good and fortunately my life is very nice now.<br /><br />I really thought that my second wife was going to be "the one". We were married for 10 years that seemed wonderful to me. Then it all just got weird. Now I'm much better off than I probably would have been had we stayed together. <br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-84854979584010316912016-05-11T21:40:27.391-07:002016-05-11T21:40:27.391-07:00Cathy, I'll be interested to see what reaction...Cathy, I'll be interested to see what reactions I get from my song choice.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39638302867551359332016-05-11T21:39:37.549-07:002016-05-11T21:39:37.549-07:00CW, that was one heck of a feat of grammar or some...CW, that was one heck of a feat of grammar or something.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-71507938626329377672016-05-11T19:32:36.311-07:002016-05-11T19:32:36.311-07:00My ex and I started dating and quickly fell into a...My ex and I started dating and quickly fell into a relationship that both of us thought was love. He asked me to marry him and I said Yes...but it quickly became apparent that we weren't REALLY in love. When we got together we both just needed each other, and that was what our love was based on. We love each other tremendously now because we're best friends and that is real love. <br />I said it before and I'll say it again: I don't like being in love. It messes with my head too much. But then again, those loves have always been fleeting and not "the real deal", so to speak. Still, I shy away from love...<br /><br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50036873559372862072016-05-11T19:14:59.442-07:002016-05-11T19:14:59.442-07:00Lee, New love can be deceiving or misinterpreted. ...Lee, New love can be deceiving or misinterpreted. It pays to be careful who you give your heart to and while everything you said is true, the heart of true love is ones best friend, IMO and this is precisely how I feel about DH. True love...lasting love develops over time. Now, I'm eager to see what song choice you have for BoTB. Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-89117858149483317092016-05-11T15:54:04.439-07:002016-05-11T15:54:04.439-07:00I think my concept of love has descended out of th...I think my concept of love has descended out of the superficial heart pounding puppy stuff over the years. In fact, descended so much that sometimes I wonder if it's active at all. Until something bad happens and feelings come to the fore, anyway.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-73765779386574115022016-05-11T09:21:30.873-07:002016-05-11T09:21:30.873-07:00Loni, sometimes I think people try to force love t...Loni, sometimes I think people try to force love to come before it's ready and are disappointed when things don't turn out as they hoped. Love often catches us by surprise.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-49180193670231982142016-05-11T09:10:14.421-07:002016-05-11T09:10:14.421-07:00Love was never sweeping and romantic for me. Oh, n...Love was never sweeping and romantic for me. Oh, not to say that my husband isn't romantic, because he is. I just had a rough time with romance before I met him. My first love said, "I have no romantic interest in you." The guys I asked to girl's choice dances always said no. I didn't get a boyfriend until I was 22, and that was more like a parent/child relationship. So my husband swept me off my feet with his sheer existence. Guess it's been good, since it'll be 10 years next month!Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-26346776741840403042016-05-11T08:40:38.875-07:002016-05-11T08:40:38.875-07:00Debbie D., love can be a lot of work, but as with ...Debbie D., love can be a lot of work, but as with any worthwhile work the end result is worth the effort. "Feelings" does seem to be the most obvious choice and I won't say that it's not the song, but you are right about there being so many songs about feelings. There really are a lot!<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-4568466074199255512016-05-11T08:37:20.518-07:002016-05-11T08:37:20.518-07:00Yvonne, I know things like this can happen and do ...Yvonne, I know things like this can happen and do happen in many cases, but the actual "love" doesn't come about until we have learned about that person more and come to a level of appreciation and acceptance for that person. I think that "love at first sight" is better seen in retrospect than at the moment it happens.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-29091698687598194612016-05-11T08:36:39.546-07:002016-05-11T08:36:39.546-07:00"Real love requires work, devotion, and sacri..."Real love requires work, devotion, and sacrifice." That's for sure! Too many people confuse love with infatuation and when the initial attraction wears off, they wonder what happened. Since you're not "Mr. Obvious", then I'm thinking you won't be going with "Feelings" by Morris Albert. ☺ Too many other choices to make a guess.<br />Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.com