Is love enough?

Discussion in 'Living Room' started by Sackie, 16th Dec, 2021.

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Is love all you need in a relationship to make it work long term?

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  1. Yes, love conquers all.

  2. No, love is definitely important but by its self its not enough

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  1. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    I first read this as aromatic.

    But see which one has made a poo in the boot.
     
    geoffw, 4th Jun, 2022
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  2. Poppy

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    Love without money is a teenage dream. It's simply not sustainable.

    Ask anyone who's had BOTH love without money (no security, no home, feeling hungry all the time) AND money without love (feeling of lonliness, possibly...but you have your family, friends and self love so there's always a lot of love...) which they'd prefer.

    For me there is always so much love: I love lying with my face in the sun. Sharing breakfast with my massive extended family. Cuddling my 8 children and their cousins. Giving gifts. Volunteering at my local school. Cooking for everyone, all the time. Playing with my friends. Doing work I love. All of this is LOVE.

    If I didn't have money to keep my family secure or to buy food to cook for them, that would be a problem.
     
    Poppy, 4th Jun, 2022
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  3. MTR

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    Golly gosh…. 8 children. Glad you have money:eek:
     
    MTR, 4th Jun, 2022
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  4. Piston_Broke

    Piston_Broke Well-Known Member

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    How much does love cost?
     
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  5. Baker

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    Quicker and cheaper to clean up than a divorce.
     
    Baker, 4th Jun, 2022
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  6. Sackie

    Sackie Well-Known Member

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    Depends on how good the prenups are..:D
     
    Sackie, 4th Jun, 2022
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  7. Baker

    Baker Well-Known Member

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    By the hour? Depends...
     
    Baker, 4th Jun, 2022
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  8. Sackie

    Sackie Well-Known Member

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    Isn't that lust...
     
    Sackie, 4th Jun, 2022
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  9. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    So the thread topic has changed from "is love enough?" to "is it enough for love?".
     
    geoffw, 5th Jun, 2022
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  10. Devvvy

    Devvvy Well-Known Member

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    Amor vincit omnia
    Love conquers all

    Then we need to.look at what love is:
    Mutual:
    Respect, honesty, fairness, Kindness, discipline, hard work, faithfulness
    Whilst remembering that not everyone has scruples so it's important to guard one's finances.
    There are lurking opportunistic in-laws, predatory gold diggers, unfaithful people...
    A friend of mine has a husband who hid a huge debt from her when they took out a mortgage together and the mother in law told him to hide the debt.
    My friend had sold her property prior to this.
    Her in-laws collared her and said she must buy a property for her and her husband. (Her husband had no money and this hidden debt she knew nothing of). So she put her life savings into a property, they took out a joint mortgage for the rest of the amount.
    After a few years the in-laws made it clear they did not like my friend and told her to leave as her husband would be "fine in the house without her". The house she had paid 75 percent of.

    Nevertheless she and her husband are still together. His parents try every opportunity to steal off her.

    She has cut them out of her life now but is still with her husband.

    Love ?
     
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    Devvvy, 5th Jun, 2022
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  11. Baker

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    Gee...this "love" thing has lost of strings attached on top of being expensive.
     
    Piston_Broke, 5th Jun, 2022
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    The older folks around here that have had their optimism finally beaten out by the world understand that such a simple emotion is not enough.
     
    WandP, 12th Jun, 2022
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  14. HiEquity

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    Just saw an interview with Buffet where he talks about the most important character trait for a happy marriage.

    “Low expectations”

    I believe he was serious too… I can see why!
     
    HiEquity, 13th Jun, 2022
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  15. Sackie

    Sackie Well-Known Member

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    Most important character trait for me is both parties being willing to unselfishly compromise.
     
    Sackie, 13th Jun, 2022
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