08-23-2017, 09:02 PM
I believe that like and love is two totally different animals. We love a lot of things in our life. Love is an easy word to toss around and used more out of habit than a real emotional commitment. We loved our dinner, we loved a movie, we loved the sunset and on and on. But like takes a bit more thought. The word “love” is as over used as “sorry.”
Instead of telling folks that I truly care about “ok, love ya, good bye,” I often say “I like you a lot, good bye.” Sometimes their response is one of puzzlement…"you like me, but don’t love me?”
So, let’s go back to the family and if we like them. For many people, expectations of others are the biggest let down and most difficult concept to get past and/or over. I’m not talking about a big expectation that would be so out of character for the individual it’s not fair to even hope for an expectation met.
Instead of telling folks that I truly care about “ok, love ya, good bye,” I often say “I like you a lot, good bye.” Sometimes their response is one of puzzlement…"you like me, but don’t love me?”
So, let’s go back to the family and if we like them. For many people, expectations of others are the biggest let down and most difficult concept to get past and/or over. I’m not talking about a big expectation that would be so out of character for the individual it’s not fair to even hope for an expectation met.