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Does love have a limit?
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ACrawl
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Reached the limit? Really?

If it has a limit, it ain’t love... perhaps it never was.

But there’s this other thing, the craving to feel valued.

Oh when that thirst isn’t quenched - I’m upset, I feel petty, I’m easily aggravated, I lean into abstractions.

“I might just move on, yeah - she’s has this all wrong. She doesn’t love me anyway. Why should I be the only one fighting for resolution? This is supposed to go both ways!”

Who is this really about? Is it about love or is it about me? When I mature enough to want the best for her, without considering self preservation, without charging her to fill my voids so that she can fly free, without lying to myself about why I’m here... that’s when I loved. Now, how many people have you loved?

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Sarah_Toussaint 
Brilliant.
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IvyBee 
Yes, brilliant. “...so that she can fly free...” For me, this phrase captures selfless love beautifully...fills my heart.
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ACrawl 
Thank you @Sarah_Toussaint
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ACrawl 
Thanks @IvyBee, as far as the heart is concerned - I think we all deserve that.
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Mnezz 
Wow! Awesome write!:)
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Mavia 
Love this! reminds me of the philosophical notion of "disinterest" which is not as negative as it sounds... the idea being that a person not want, not need, but only enjoys that which is given :)M
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ACrawl 
Thanks @Mnezz
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ACrawl 
Thank you @MsH I wasn’t familiar with that theory, but looking into now - thanks for that. I wish I could see the rest of your comment that was cut off.