In Case You're Wondering If It's Love or LOVE?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
April 30, 2017 8:23pm CST
You may not have noticed but I changed my profile picture, again.
The picture I am using now is the background for the cover of my next book. I would tell you the book's title, but it doesn't have one yet. The working title is One Boy, Two Islands, but that won't be the final title.
The book is with my editor right now and I'm hoping she can brainstorm with me to come up with a good title that will catch the reader's eye.
This book is about a boy who learns that loving someone and being in love with someone are two very different things.
Have you ever loved someone, and thought you were in love with them, until someone else came along whom you truly fell in love with? How would you describe the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone?
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11 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
1 May 17
Being in love with someone means even in the worst times still standing by their side. Not giving up when it gets tough. It's wanting the other person to be happy even if it means your unhappy for the moment. It's your heart breaking in half when the other is hurting. It's rejoicing when they are truly happy.
It's not about who you can live with, being in love is being with the person you can't live without.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
1 May 17
My husband says you can't truly love your mate until you've been together for at least ten years. Real, abiding love takes time. There are no shortcuts.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
2 May 17
@1creekgirl 51 years of marriage is certainly something to celebrate. My wife and I will celebrate 29 years this summer.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 May 17
@DWDavis Not sure, but we've been married 51 years! (I was a child bride.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
1 May 17
I remember that one book that I still have not read DW..I am such a procrastinator..I have it somewhere in here I hope!! It was the Beach One, can't recall the name of it you wrote.
Love this cover photo of the new one you are working on.
You are so productive I am in awe of you friend.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
1 May 17
You must mean The Boy From Buzby Beach. It is the only one I've written so far with "Beach" in the title. I am working on publishing it in paperback for this summer. It has been a long and grinding process so far changing the formatting.
I'm glad you like this cover. It took me searching through hundreds of photos to find one I thought fit the book.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
1 May 17
@DWDavis I do like it yes it is by water and two happy people what more could we want?
Yes thats the one..I must take a look if it is in my Amazon books I think it is DW.
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@JudyEv (382438)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 May 17
@DWDavis That's true and a very interesting thought. I've known couples whose genes weren't compatible and all children had major health issues. I'm not sure if these couples are still together but there would have to be exceptions anyway.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
2 May 17
I fell in love deeply and for forever when I was 17! I never was or have been interested in anyone else even though I dated some while he was overseas that first year. I met him in January during my senior year and he left in February, returning in October. During the senior events and the summer of travel, I dated but no one captured my interest. I was lucky in love. We were married the following March. We were married 45 years when he passed away 2 1/2 years ago.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
3 May 17
@DWDavis It is too bad, but I'm glad we had some wonderful retirement years.
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@LeaPea2417 (40058)
• Toccoa, Georgia
3 May 17
Being in love can mean only being in lust over someone, whereas loving someone is loving them in the good times and bad times and not giving up on them.
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@moffittjc (128840)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 May 17
Back in my married days, I realized after 11 years of marriage that I loved my wife, but I was not in love with her. Although I was sad to see the marriage end, it was the right thing to do for both of us. To this day we still love each other, and are best friends, but are not in love with each other.
Good luck on the final edit of your new book, and can't wait to hear what the title ends up being!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
1 May 17
No, cannot say that I have.
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