Friday, December 19, 2008

differ and diverse.

The three magic words, eight wonder letters. Especially for you.

Falling in love is always magical. It feels eternal, as if love will last forever. We naively believe that somehow we are exempt from the problems our parents had, free from the odds that love will die, assured that it is meant to be and that we are destined to live happily ever after.
But as the magic recedes and daily life takes over, it emerges that men continue to expect women to think and react like men, and women expect men to feel and behave like women. Without the clear awareness, we do not take time to respect each other. We became demanding, resentful, judgmental and intolerant.
Without the awareness that we are supposed to be different, men and women are at odds with each other. We usually become angry or frustrated with the opposite sex because we have forgotten this important truth. We expect the opposite sex to be more like ourselves. We desire them to 'want what we want' and 'feel the way we feel'.
We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways. The ways we react and behave when we love someone. This attitude sets us up to be disappointed again and again and prevent us from taking the necessary time to communicate lovingly about our differences.
No?

Site note : Dear mother, get well soon! I'm sorry for all the mood shows and sulking. Something invisibly irritating and very very absolutely mind boggling issues turned me into a horrific creature with fugly expressions. Gah. Behave Adlynn!

I think I need a crucial emotion sorting lessons to frolic with. SOS?

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