In the book Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King, a man in his 60s tells a 11 year old boy - your mother may not like you, but she loves you.
Love does not preclude like?
And yet, we want our loved ones to have the behaviour we like...or else, that love gets clouded by anger, disappointment, contempt.
One size fits all, what's right for me is right for you, or else...
Is this why relationships get strained - because we can't distinguish between love and like, because we don't know that love is above likes and dislikes?
Love does not preclude like?
And yet, we want our loved ones to have the behaviour we like...or else, that love gets clouded by anger, disappointment, contempt.
One size fits all, what's right for me is right for you, or else...
Is this why relationships get strained - because we can't distinguish between love and like, because we don't know that love is above likes and dislikes?