Which is harder to do?

Philippines
January 26, 2010 5:13am CST
Which is harder to do, to give love to someone whom you don't love, or to give forgiveness to someone who hurt you badly? If it happens to you, which would you choose, the one you think is easier?
6 responses
• Philippines
26 Jan 10
Forgiveness for me is a little easy, especially if I have already moved on from the pains and heartaches I have experienced in the past. But, forcing myself to love someone whom I don't love seems to be one of the hardest things to do. I cannot simply tell myself to choose for someone to love because it's a kind of feeling that can hardly be controlled. Though there are some instances wherein people learned to love other people, giving love to someone you know you can never love is very tough.
• Philippines
27 Jan 10
Yeah, forgiveness will always come in due time. But loving someone whom you don't love could be very hard and you need to force yourself to do something you won't be happy, it's a lifetime decision to live. Although they said that love can be taught and learn, as its also take time, the same with forgiveness. Both situation we're quite difficult situation, that often we know the answer when we live on it. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@IamSamm (74)
• Indonesia
26 Jan 10
I think if i have to choose between those two , which for me personally none are easier, i go with forgiving someone who've hurt me badly. Forgiveness will come through time not love. With more time we learn to forgive and forget but when it comes to love, as a woman, to trully love someone ( not just a crush or physical attraction) is very hard even through time, no matter how that person who loves me try so hard to make me love him, it just won't happen. I believe that love is a special feeling that comes from God that just meant for one person and one person only in your life, the other are just crushed or history, if you know what i mean. Its very hard to love someone else when you already in love with a person although you can be with the person you love.
• Indonesia
26 Jan 10
added comment to fix some typo * crushes or part of your life history *although you can't be with the person you love
• India
26 Jan 10
forgiving someone whom u know or love is much easier than to to give love to someone whom u don't know
27 Jan 10
To give the love to those whom you don't love? Why? You be with he/she means he/she is attractive to you.That means you love he/she from sth. To give forgiveness to the one who hurted me? If I believe he will never change,i prefer to give him up , is it some kind of forgivness? if she is the one i concern so much and she did the fault by mistake,i will forgive her of course. man always make mistake..
@jkcokley (265)
• United States
31 Jan 10
I believe they are both equally hard. giving forgiveness is hard. If I had to give a choice. I guess I would go with forgiveness being harder.
• United States
28 Jan 10
For me is harder to give love to someone that you don't, that is awful, because you feel like it is a job, like an obligation.