
In theory I agree with this poster about love but I also feel compelled to add to this mindset. I have learned through experience that just because a relationship starts with a blinding hot fever of passion does not mean there is a lasting love attached. Sometimes it is just that, blind passion! That’s OK if a night of passion is all you are looking for but if you desire a lasting romance and true love you might need to look further. Often a relationship that starts out like a raging fireball runs out of fuel quickly, fading away leaving nothing behind but the scared ruins. Why? Because there was no substance, nothing to keep that fire burning!
I have learned that we do not always recognize love or chemistry immediately. Sometimes the deepest and truest love can grow where you least expect it, from a tiny ember that slowly builds over time until it completely envelopes you with a blanket of warmth. I know of what I speak and trust me there was no one more surprised than me, even though everyone else seemed to see it all along!
Most people tend to think we know almost instantly if there is a possible physical connection and unfortunately we often confuse that passion with love. After years of making the same mistake over and over I discovered that love and passion can grow over time! A dear friend of mine had told me many years ago that sometimes it can grow out of friendship and I believe my comment was, “I have never seen it happen, I don’t think so! ” But I have been proven wrong!
In today’s instant and online world we have all become impatient and often expect to know deep passionate love immediately without putting in any time or effort to see if you even like them. Sometimes we place people in our friendship status rather than a loved one because we overlook their true potential or thinking we need something else. Often it is our past experiences or beliefs that impede our vision. Blind lust or what we may perceive as passion can confuse us and drive us into making wrong choices and we ignore what feels comfortable right from the get go. Think about your best friendships, there is usually a true comfort with each other, admiration, respect, appreciation, empathy, kindness, consideration of each other, a joy of sharing things and times with each other (good and bad). Unconditionally!That’s why they are your best friends right? Aren’t those the things you want in a lasting love?
Some of us are so afraid of losing that friendship that it holds us back, but what if you are both shortchanging yourselves? What if there is more a lot more? If you are both open it may also develop into that Mad Passionate Extraordinary Love we all want! If someone is important enough for you to want to keep them in your life as a friend maybe there may be something more or they may infact just be a friend.
Just in case, it might be worth a second look!
Have you ever had love grow from a friendship? How long did it take you before you realized what you had? I would love to have your comments on this subject.
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I know this is a dating and relating blog but I would like to talk today about another subject that is near and dear to my heart. CANCER! If even one person reads this, gets checked and catches something early then I will be ecstatic!
As we all know this week’s Stanley Cup final ended in a terrible defeat and though we all felt the let down, we forgot to celebrate that we were good enough to be in the finals and take on the Champs, the Boston Bruins. Our Vancouver Canucks gave it a good run but quite honestly Boston played a better game in the seventh. Maybe they wanted it more, who knows but I do know disappointment is not a reason to riot! As we all know though, that is exactly what happened!
If you subscribe to my blog regularly you will know I am a huge advocate of getting off social media and getting out and about, if you want to meet anyone new. Since our hardworking Vancouver Canucks have taken us into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, now is the perfect time! This is a perfect excuse to get out and socialize. Almost every restaurant and or bar has a giant TV or two or three and you can pretty much guarantee they will have the games on. Ladies I guarantee there will be plenty of men watching the games! Yes, they may be flanked by all their buddies but that just gives you more to choose from.
Here we go again one more powerful celebrity found cheating on his unsuspecting long-time wife. In case you have been living in a cave I am referring to Arnold Schwarzenegger. I have written about cheating husbands before but this group of men seem to feel entitled to . I want to say outright that my heart goes out to his wife Maria Shriver and their children, I can only imagine what they must be going through. On top of the obvious pain of betrayal they also have to deal with the entire world watching. It’s not like the cheating habit is unusual within the Kennedy clan but seriously does it have to be every household and in their own home? Arnold and his mistress lived for over 13 years with this information right in front of Maria and her children. Maria unwittingly shared her day to day life with his mistress (their maid) for over 13 years! She celebrated with her, sent her presents for the birth of her child when they both delivered his babies within the same month. I’m sorry but that is beyond any betrayal that is COLD and HEARTLESS for all concerned. I realize sometimes people make mistakes and we are only human but to continue on like nothing happened? For god’s sake couldn’t he have had some balls and owned up to his error in judgement? Yes chances are Maria would have left him and rightly so but to allow her to have to this woman in her home amongst her family for so long is beyond comprehension. Maybe I am completely off base but I don’t believe anyone could cheat so blatantly in their own home and honestly love their partner. Love and Respect go hand in hand and I don’t believe you can cheat on someone you honestly Love and Respect! Why couldn’t he just own up to it when it happened, not 13 years later. My theory is these cheating bastards want their cake and eat it too! Damn the consequences! 