I think memories are stored in our minds in a way that causes them to unravel once they are opened. Like when you open the closet they are in they all fall out.
I don't buy the one true love thing. Nor do I think you love less over time. Relationships change and some people grow together while others grow apart. I would hazard that relations either endure or fail as a result of the make up of the individuals involved. Are they selfish? flexible? honest? value relationships? promiscuous?
They do change, though. People are more likely to mistake love for filling the void left by our break from God when they're new to eros than when they've experienced it and realized that there's no substitute for the real thing.
My point was that promiscuity confuses the soul and causes us to make loving more difficult. But you make a good point, too. Especially the point about "valuing relationships." Some people, to my surprise, don't.
Good luck.
I don't buy the one true love thing. Nor do I think you love less over time. Relationships change and some people grow together while others grow apart. I would hazard that relations either endure or fail as a result of the make up of the individuals involved. Are they selfish? flexible? honest? value relationships? promiscuous?
They do change, though. People are more likely to mistake love for filling the void left by our break from God when they're new to eros than when they've experienced it and realized that there's no substitute for the real thing.
Chris - I think you or Bill could put together an interesting post about love of your spouse/mate/SO/friends versus love of God.
Thanks for the compliment, but I don't think that I could do nearly as good a job as C.S. Lewis's The Four Loves