So as not to offend Ultra by spending too much time engaged in real, spoken conversation, I've decided to bring one of my more recent verbal discussions to the blog. Too bad no one's still reading to weigh in.
Anyway, here it is:
Can love...last?
On second thought, maybe I shoulda warmed you guys up with a softball...like "Newcastle or Sam Adams?"
Answer either.
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To the question, "Can love...last?" The answer is yes. It is rare for a love to burn forever with the passion of its first days, but it happens. Most mellow to a warm comfort when two are together, and a yearning sense of alone-ness when apart, with brief bursts of passion every now and then...like after a wedding reception or a company dinner when she's looking hot in that dress and those shoes....
But I digress....
As to the question, "Newcastle or Sam Adams?" Again, the answer is yes.
Plenty of first loves fail, in my opinion, because the expectations are too high. They think that because the initial passion is gone, so is the emotion. That is so far from true...
I don't expect love to remain as that burning desire. As it grows, it both deepens and mellows. But can the mellow go too far?
People change and personalities evolve as we age....What happens when the spark starts to waver?
Is love destined to die as we move from one stage of life into another? But on the other hand, will we ever find a fulfilling companionship if we stunt our own growth in order to maintain what we believe to be worthwhile?
As to the other response...you're a man after my own heart!
I read 'Are you Dave Gorman?' recently, which is a great book. In it, as part of Dave's challenge to meet Dave Gorman's all over the world, he meets a Dave Gorman and his Wife who have been married for 40 years.
His take on the reason for other DG's success is that other DG and his wife have very clearly defined roles within the relationship which they are both comfortable with.
They are a double act.
Other DG is the affectionate joker, and Mrs. Other DG is the straight woman - rolling her eyes at his woeful jokes and gamely taking any ribbing.
I have a friend who's parents are just like this.
It's inspiring.
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