is love always enough

@jhl930 (3601)
United States
July 23, 2008 8:33pm CST
ok i know that you all know what i am talking about when i say that before i have had some hard times and things didn't look like they were going to come out for the good in certain situations...and i have always heard that old saying that when you have love its always enough to get you through anything but i honestly don't know if thats true is it...like if your husband/wife cheated on you, would you actually be able to get through it with that person because you did love him/her or would you think that your relationship couldn't handle that...so i was just wanting all of your input on this subject and i really want to know what you are all thinking about all of this...thanks for reading my discussion and i hope that you all have a really good day!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Jul 08
jhl930 yes true love,real love will get you through most anything as long as it is real true love, the kind that thinks of his or her mate first,that cares what happens to their mate, is always there for their mate. that is real love and it can handle just about anything. but if the mate strays and does not repent then its time to split for eventruelove cannot handle someone who no longer knows true love of his mate and cheats daily, that is time for divorce then. both people inorder to have a prefect marriage have to have real love for each other.
@Lastone (12)
• China
24 Jul 08
oh it's too long i have difficult to read it sorry
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@liranlgo (5752)
• Israel
24 Jul 08
well usually when we are in love it seems we are capable of solving any problem usually we do not see it realistically, because we have a "blind fold" of feelings covering our eyes. but when we get used to each other and we just love the person and there are problematic situation. an example: you find out that your hubby is a gambler well..i do not believe that love is enough.
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@yvette49 (20)
• United States
24 Jul 08
(2094) NO, Love is not enough especialy if either partner is not on the same page. Alot of spouses, male or female are out of work , furstations, mad all the time, some don't want to find a job. But one thing I have learned that, I can not tell you how to handle that situation that you are in. But I do have a friend and his name is God-24/7. Day or Night every second............have a little talk with him he will lead you to what to do, not man.
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@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
24 Jul 08
I do think that love can be enough in a lot of situations. It depends on how much loyalty or dedication a person has to another person. The amount of time two people have invested in the relationship could also play a big part sometimes. Sometimes love can be tested in certain situations just to see how strong the union is. Some people can't forgive or forget, and some people can forgive and never forget. But they have a tendency to be able to move on because of the love they have for that certain someone.
• Philippines
24 Jul 08
in a relationship, i believe that love is never enough. the couple must respect each other and should bring out the best from one another. happiness is also important, needless to say the trust must also present. anybody could just say that they love the person base on what they feel, but relationships fails because they miss the things that must accompany the love that they feel.
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@34momma (13882)
• United States
24 Jul 08
i think you have to understand the difference between love as we know it to be and real love. the love we experience is not true love. no matter how much you care for someone. True love, real love has no opposites. what i mean by that is, when you truly love there is no hate. when you really love, there is no jealousy or envy. so when you ask is love enough, the true answer is yes, but you have to first learn to truly experience love without any opposite emotion.
• United States
24 Jul 08
My husband did cheat on me. It was hard for me but we got through it. He was overseas and I was in the United States and he said that he didn't know if he would make it back to me. Now I realize that is a lame excuse and it was hard for me to forgive him but in the overall picture he is a good man. It was hard forgiving him and we had a pretty rocky time of it for awhile there. But the bottom line to me did I really want to throw in the towel on the man I loved simply because he was overseas and cheated on me. No and that is long in the past now. In August we will be married for 36 years.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
12 Oct 08
Love is not enough when in a relationship. All relationships need work too. I know from experience that love isn't enough. I have been married twice and both times I was madly in love with my husbands but it wasn't enough. They both told me they loved me a lot, but then things change and they fell out of love with me, I guess. My first husband cheated on me several times and finally I got rid of him. But he didn't want to leave as he said he still loved me, but I guess it wasn't enough or he wouldn't have cheated on me. My second husband, well not really, we lived together for 11 years but didn't actually get married, thank goodness, loved me and still loves me. He never cheated on me but he is possesive and controlling and I couldn't do that anymore so I left. I love him and he loves me, but he has issues I can't deal with anymore. Again Love isn't enough. Maybe I just haven't met that man yet, where love is enough. I don't know.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
24 Jul 08
i am married with my wife for 5 years and before we got married we live together for 3-4 years. so that would be 9 years all. and next month we will be celebrating our 6th year anniversary. we had our ups and downs. when we need to fight our battles we hold hands and pray that we are going to surpass this. when she needs to foght her own battle i am always at her side to support her and she does that too when it is my battle. but not cheating. if i cheat on my wife i am sure that would be very hurting for her and i know even she love me that much she will leave me. i too, if my wife cheats on me i will leave her too. for if you cheat that means love is not enough. people sometimes think that because a person loves you that much it means she/he will forgive you even if you cheat. cheating means you dont love that person that much thats why you cheated, so why will i forgive someone who cheats just because of love. love is always enough as long as you and your partner stand side by side. cheating does not mean standing side by side. my views on your discussion. have a nice day too
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@yrayne (76)
24 Jul 08
..well, for me love is more than enough.. However, when it comes to challenges meeting husbands and wives, sometimes, anger prevails. That's normal especially when we are hurt.. It is hard to see the bright side when you are in that situation being cheated by your partner.. But if you have very strong love for your partner, i believe you could overcome that by considering all the possible reasons why your partner did the thing to you.. Maybe, something is wrong in your relationship as a husband and wife.. Or maybe, your husband was really tempted and that was the time when he was very weak that his love for you was surpassed by lust.. later, when your husband will realize how much he loves you, definitely, he will come back to you.. However, a lesson must be learned from any experiences we have.. It won't be easy for the wife to just accept the husband.. The husband must prove sincerely to his wife that he is really sorry for what he did and he is willing to change.. If this happens, love is really more than enough..
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@snowbitz (487)
• Philippines
24 Jul 08
If it involve financial matters it's not because frankly speaking if you have kids how are you going to feed them?.If the situation is about heart i guess love conquers all because i for one i am willing to forgive mu husband if he would do it to me but only once.Because i don't want to make a bad impression to my kid that it is okay to cheat your partner.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
24 Jul 08
Hello jhl930 As you know from a previous discussion of we've had, I too have been through the wringer in a relationship so I won't go into detail about it and bore everyone!! At the begining of the relationship of course I loved him to bits and everytime something happened or went wrong in the relationship I kept on thinking that it is ok because I loved him. I led myself to believe nothing else mattered and love concurs all but it doesn't. We are only human and there is only so much we can take before we reach our limits and at that point all the love in the world can't help!
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