which one you'd prefer to ?
2006-11-05 14:15:13 · 16 answers · asked by classy naima 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Love is like a double-edged sword. It's not healthy to have a one-sided relationship. I'd prefer the love to be on both sides
2006-11-05 17:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Saint Francis said that it's better to love than to be loved. I think that's a high ideal.
Personally, I find that one without the other, or the two very much out of balance leads to a co-dependent relationship, or to a relationship that simply fails.
In the same prayer, St. Francis said that it's better to give than to receive, to console than to be consoled, etc. I just know that I'll never be a saint. On the other hand, there are time that I do give without expecting in return, but in a relationship, if it's one-sided, one grows resentful. It's simply not a healthy way to be.
Balance.
2006-11-05 22:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Up until a little time ago, I would have said "to be loved". After my partner's death I thought my capacity to love had followed her into the grave but of late I have regained those feelings of tender affection I thought were gone forever. Now, I can only hope to both give and receive.
Kind regards, Rose P.
2006-11-05 22:23:47 · answer #3 · answered by rose p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's nice to be loved but i would have to say i prefer to love. It's a much stronger feeling to have.
I'd never want to be loved when i did not love in return.
2006-11-05 22:20:46 · answer #4 · answered by angelic_devil30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is better to be the one who loves than to be loved, which sounds very idealistic but is the nature of some people. Interestingly, if you love you will find that you are loved in return (not always, but more often than not).
"Now I know the secret, there is nothing that I lack
If I give my love to you, you'll surely give it back"
-Eric Clapton, "Let it Rain"
2006-11-05 22:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer to love. I have control of that. Being loved makes me nervous, again because I cannot control that.
2006-11-05 22:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To love nothing in this world id more special than to give your heart to someone and love them forever and a day
2006-11-05 22:21:31 · answer #7 · answered by Cherry Berry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be loved and I still long for it
2006-11-05 22:33:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this tammy? to be loved is the best it hurts but the best feeling in the world and i think it is worth a chance.
2006-11-05 22:18:35 · answer #9 · answered by amanda b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be loved, i think it's the greatest gift anyone can give you!
2006-11-05 22:49:11 · answer #10 · answered by ~Twisted Sister~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋