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Mon, Dec 28 01:30 PM

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What is the difference between being selfish and just looking out for yourself in a relationship?  There are so many grey areas and I believe that this dilemma is what stops people from reaching an agreement about where their relationship stands and who needs to make the most changes.

 

Do you sacrifice basic needs or future goals in order to avoid asking too much from somebody?  Or do you find someone who is able to meet those needs and work towards those goals with you?  Should you risk losing yourself so that you can meet the needs of someone else?  Is love truly something that you give away freely without receiving in return?  By this I mean, in a relationship is it okay to give and give and give if the other person trys to give as little as possible but claims to love you just the same.

 

Hmmm....this is all stuff that I cannot help but to ponder every day.

 

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wow, i think about this a lot too!? Will we ever find someone with the exact same out look or just someone who will compromise and meet at the same point?

 

Too often we give so much with nothing in return! I agree with videomemo, give freely and dont keep track. It's right if you feel good, it's not if you dont. So many people thrive off others energy and dont give it back. That's their issue not yours, but dont let it scar you, keep your head up and know you've given what you can.

 

Just realise if you're not being met half way, I'm loving the song by Black eyed peas with the same title (I think) it's gotten me through a tough few weeks lately realising all of this!!

 

Good luck!

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The way I look at it, you have choices, if you help someone, they should help you toward your goal. Money stands between lots of decisions that we make, so if we make our mind up to save for our goal, we should be able to reach them. But if we are looking for someone else to finance them, we put a burdon on them and must help them by repaying it.

 

Life is like that, we loan our love out in hopes for a return, if we get it back, we feel good inside, and we help others. If we don't get a return, we hold back and feel shortchanged.

 

But love should never be like money it should be given freely not keeping track of its accounting.  Sharing love is good and is not expendable is always comes back sometimes in other ways...

 

says: This sounds like an excerpt from my brain. I asked my dad about this same sort of thing. His words (which I enjoyed); "Nobody just finds where their line is. Each person has to decide what their limit is."