Do you think love is enough to make you happy?

Philippines
June 13, 2012 2:04pm CST
Do you think love is enough to make you happy? Or you still need something else?
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10 responses
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
9 Jul 12
I think we need more than love to keep us happy. Love is important but we don't want to fall apart if that person stops loving us or we feel they aren't showing us the love we deserve. We have to find other things, hobbies, and interest that make us happy. We have to have a balance.
• United States
17 Jul 12
You are welcome. Keeping a relationship in tact isn't as easy as movies portray.It takes effort like everything we want to improve in our life. When we want something to be better we need to work at it. And when we have interest and hobbies we are able to pursue it makes us happy and we no longer need just a relationship to really enjoy life.
• Philippines
10 Jul 12
I agree with you. Thank you for sharing.
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@ShyBear88 (59290)
• Sterling, Virginia
13 Jun 12
Love by its self no I don't think it's enough for anyone to keep them happy. Love is going to have and to have someone love you in some way. But there are other things like doing things you like to do, being around people you want to be around. I love my husband but there is stuff there that is much more then just love, its respects, trust in each other. We would die for each other, our kids are a big part of our happiness now because they are in our lives. That makes us want to fight harder to keep our love for each other strong and going at all times.
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
Love for the right reasons. You are right. Thank you ShyBear88
@ShyBear88 (59290)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jun 12
Yep marry for the right reason. Your welcome.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
15 Jun 12
Personally I feel a person can be Happy as long as they Love themselves. Even when they are alone you can be happy with your life, and what is going on then. To have others Love you does help, especially if it is from a significant other, but you can be unhappy around others as well. I think a person who Loves themself, and always Praying and planning for themselves will always be a very happy person.
• Philippines
19 Jun 12
Oh...youre so sweet KrauseHome. Thank you for sharing.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
9 Jul 12
While I do think that having love in your life is something that is very important in our lives (it doesn't have to be romantic love), I don't think that having love alone in your life is enough to make you happy. I think that you have to have a lot of interpersonal relationships and I also think that you have to be doing something that you really enjoy in your life in order to have true happiness in your life.
• Philippines
10 Jul 12
Thank you for sharing.
• Philippines
16 Jun 12
Love alone? no. Not always. If you're in a marriage, love isnt enough. It needs respect, understanding, and all other things to make the marriage work. okay, you 2 love each other but if you dont have money to sustain your everyday needs...love is gonna be thrown outside eventually.
• Philippines
19 Jun 12
Thank you for sharing.
@chexzy09 (30)
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
Love is never enough.I was a fool once to think it was. A relationship survives on more than just love itself, but love is a key factor.t is easy to find someone whom you are head over heels for ...but it is harder to distinguish lust for love sometimes.
• Philippines
19 Jun 12
Thank you for sharing.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
13 Jun 12
Yes, love can make us happy but it is not enough. There are ther things out there that can give us hapinness like family, friends, kids, spouse, etc. Even simple things can give us hapinness.
• Philippines
18 Jun 12
Love and happiness we both need them right?
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
13 Jun 12
No it's not. The feelings of love will change and I need way more as loving someone or (the idea/knowledge) someone is loving me. The thing is love is a lot of stress. You have to give in, make compromises and sooner or later you want to be you again. I need to keep myself, my brains busy. I want to discover new things and be free to do so. The older I get the less interest I have in (just) love. I don't need love not to feel lonesome or to feel complete. To me it's way more important to be me, to love myself, to run my life the way I like it. Without me I feel lost. Without a lost love I don't.
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
I see your point WakeUpKitty. Your answer moved me and realize some things. Thanks for sharing as always.
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
13 Jun 12
Love encompasses all. I find it hard to organize my thoughts. But I will try. Here's my analogy. I think when wanting for something like a house,we need that house because we want ourselves and our loved ones to have a safe place to stay. We need money to buy our stuff for ourselves and for others - we want this because we love ourselves and others. But, I think, anything in excess can be detrimental. I think, we need or want anything in this world out of love. Love for others and/or ourselves.
• Philippines
18 Jun 12
You right!
@0riesmai (19)
14 Jun 12
yeah cause love is feel amaizng
• Philippines
18 Jun 12
I agree. Thank you for sharing.