Drop and give me 50, and then you're gonna run laps until you're puking your little maggot guts out! Now sound off like you got a pair!
Posted on 10/20/2008 12:18:50 PM PDT by RogerFGay
I love you. Three powerful words. They change lives. Are they real? Unlikely. Men and women blithely utter these three words as easily as politicians promise tax cuts. Do they mean it? Odds are, no. The test below will tell you for sure. continue
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It’s written on my heart for eternity. Ya know?
Very interesting. I will save this for my daughter.
Let’s examine these four pillars of love:
Lust — Lust is a powerful sexual attraction between mates. Without lust, two people are just companions. Lust is the result of mutual connection — physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, philosophical, political — manifesting as respect, admiration, and desire for intimacy. Lust cannot be sustained without the other three pillars (see below). Without lust, people get bored and stray. Women often are counseled by their mothers to disregard lust as unnecessary in a marriage (just catch a good provider); that’s why so many women cheat on and divorce their husbands. Many men find lustful women intimidating or offensive; that’s why they marry boring wives and then cheat on them. It’s a myth that lust is a short-term phenomenon. When asked why he never strayed in his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman said: “Why should I go out for hamburger when I have steak at home?” Note: a quick way to kill lust is to eat like a pig and avoid the gym.
Obligation – Obligation is the mutual commitment to watch each other’s back, to defend each other, to speak well of each other in public and to the children, to rally each other, to be there for each other in difficult times (except in the case of self-destructive behavior like drug addiction), to consider each other in all major decisions, to be responsive to each other, to follow through consistently on promises to each other, to be faithful to each other, and to put each other first above all else and everybody else. Obligation, in this case, is meant not to be drudgery but voluntary and heartfelt. If you cannot imagine living up to or receiving these obligations one year or five years hence, love doesn’t exist in your situation. And, if one of you attempts to harm or destroy the other, at any time (including divorce court), love never existed between you.
Veracity – Veracity means truth. Two people must communicate the truth to each other — about their feelings, thoughts, likes & dislikes, intentions, agendas, and actions — and they must do so willingly, frequently, and effortlessly. Alas, most people do not live this way, and that’s why most relationships fail. If two people meet online, and their dating profiles contained lies (age, weight, photos, etc.), they’re already doomed. There’s a myth that women convey their feelings more easily, willingly, and truthfully than men. Not only is this a myth, it’s a downright lie. If two people don’t have mutual and sustainable veracity, starting with initial contact, they have no love.
Equality – Equality is the antithesis of entitlement. Equality means that neither man nor woman is treated better or regarded more highly than the other, period. With equality, neither partner has rights or privileges superior to those of the other. A woman who expects that a man will wine & dine her, “because that’s the way it’s done,” doesn’t believe in equality. No love here. Conversely, a man who expects a woman to pick up his dirty socks, “because that’s the way it’s done,” doesn’t believe in equality — if she consents, neither does she. If a woman’s attraction to a man is predicated on the carats, casas, and cars he provides her, she doesn’t believe in equality — if he consents, neither does he. No love here.
I love ya Roger! :)
Interesting take on the subject.
hough I’m thinking the ‘Lust’ part is perhaps mislabeled.
I love you too.
Then I go home to my empty home and curl up, alone, in my cold bed.
Again.
Love Ya Laz
Drop and give me 50, and then you're gonna run laps until you're puking your little maggot guts out! Now sound off like you got a pair!
Yes there is brave brother, but it ain't no emotion.
Are you allowed to eat jelly doughnuts, Private Laz??
Now get up! Get on your feet! You had best unf—k yourself or I will unscrew your head and sh-t down your neck!
(Carry on)
I pray you will find God’s love. There is a big difference between His “agape” love, and our often imperfect attempts. There is no greater love than Christ laying down His life for us.
As far as marriage goes, love is too often thought of as a feeling. Our Oprah pop culture tells us to “follow our hearts” or in other words ... our feelings. Feelings will shift and change. The infatuation stage doesn’t last forever. We must act on our convictions and what we know is right, even if we don’t feel like it. That doesn’t mean there aren’t wonderful times in marriage, but there will be lows.
Stay off the roof with that, Laz. Miss Slippy and I would hate to see you get banned again before we can convince you that you are not hopeless.
I really have been there, and the game is not over. You still have some lives left on the scoreboard. Even if you still do end up in a cave, alone, hungry and penniless. You ain’t really died until you have a child of your own stab you in the back.
It’s over.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Belushi was wrong.
It was over.
Look back. You and I fought over a few chicks, and neither of us got 'em all. But neither of us came home empty-handed. So stay cool, and stay a friend of mone, OK? Even if the game really is over, and we retire to our caves. That's all I ask.
“mine” even. Thank Goodness I don’t program HTML for a living.....
No way I believe that. No one is just as warped as Laz.
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