Love., A simple thread... because I'm a soppy girl. Options

[Diamandis]

Love. Is it worth the effort? 5 times out of ten you'll just have your heart broken, right?

Or maybe, after a dozen failed relationships you'll find your perfect partner and live happily ever after with five children and a garden full of dogs.

Maybe you'll stay with you're childhood sweetheart until your golden years.

Me, personally, I've never had much luck with love. My last relationship ended miserably (most of you know all about THAT drama!).

My boyfriend before him moved away after a strong three year relationship. He was pretty great. He was my best friend for a number of years and after asking me to my end of school prom as a date, he successfully broke out of the friendzone.

So I want to hear about your love related stories, because I am in that kind of mood. Good or bad, romantic or cringeworthy...

Let's spread the LOVE

[stargelman]

Oh yes, it can wreck you good. There's a lovely little song by Udo Lindenberg. It's in German. It starts with the line

Ein Herz kann man nicht reparier'n
Ist es einmal entzwei, dann ist alles vorbei

(You can't repair a heart
If if's broken once, it's all over)

So, very sad and pessimistic and.. well.. heart-broken, obviously.

But then the song goes on and the artist discovers that no matter how horrible you've been wounded...:


ein Herz das kann man reparier'n
und gehts mal entzweih, ist es längst nicht vorbei,...
ein Herz das kann man reparier'n...
Ich weiß wie das geht, es ist niemals zu spät.
Ein Herz das kann man reparier'n
Ich kenn da'ne Kur, da hilft küssen nur
Ein Herz das kann man reparier'n, ist doch gar nicht schwer,
und 'n Arzt brauchen wir nicht mehr

(You CAN repair a heart
and if it's broken, it ain't over by a long shot,
you can repair a heart
I know how it works, it is never too late
you can repair a heart
I know a cure, only kissing helps
You can repair a heart, it's not that difficult
and you won't need the doctor anymore)

Needless to say, the last few lines of the song Udo sings in a duet (with Inga Humpe).

This sums it up pretty well I think. Sure there's an immense risk, but if you never try it, all you'll have is regrets for never trying, and wondering what it might have been like... and loneliness.. longing...boredom...

In my opinion, now other thing in the world is worth such a high risk.

Size the day. Dare to love. Dare to lose. Dare to live!


Edit: as I'm writing this, I've been with the love of my life for over seven years. I had almost given up on love when I met her. We don't have a garden full of puppies, but we're thinking about getting cats