Reflection About Love

What is the ultimate form of a tragic love? For Wong, it is neither denial nor acceptance, but an eternal state of longing and waiting. Among Wong Kar Wei’s internationally acclaimed productions, Days of Being Wilde (1990), In the Mood for Love (2000), and 2046 (2004) are loosely counted as a trilogy of love. In the end chapter of his trilogy 2046, Wong continues to focus on Chou-Mu-Yun, a sentimental yet callous writer and womanizer. Revolving around the affairs of Chou, 2046 presents to its audience three pathways that love could possibly offer: to unite in happiness, to move on after the denial from the loved one, and to linger upon the unanswered love in perpetuity. Chou is undoubtedly chosen to be the bearer of the last pathway. As the

“Everyone’s allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it’s a mistake not to be.” At least once in a person’s lifetime, he/she will find one perfect person whom they fall hopelessly in love with and live happily ever after. This is a mere delusion. Yes, people can share common interests and therefore develop a romantic connection, but these relationships have a life span and simply cannot last. It is a fact of life that couples do break up, and there are many types of breakups. They can range from your first love, to finding one’s partner cheating on them or threatened by your significant other.

Everyone loves to tell the story of their first love, and the beautiful lesson they learned through the adventure. You hear the phrase, “you’ll never forget your first” as you see a small smirk flourish across the faces of people who remember their story. Through all the experiences shared, I never would have believed the result of falling out of love. All of the novels and sweet smiles never hinted about the time I would end up crumbled down on my bedroom's floor, with two years of a person's presence surrounding a broken heart. Nobody will speak of watching your first love leave for college, knowing that they will want to move on. I went through the stages of heartbreak that left me with a cracked and bruised heart. The recovery and journey of finding acceptance and love for myself, created a book of my personal lessons.

I took the time i had previously spent on my ostensibly soulmate and poured into my body. I began to work away stress and exercise new ways to cope with being independent. In addition, i had time to re-evaluate the main focus of my life and begin college. Not having someone negative in my life broke the chains away from the destructive behavior i had learned from him. Therefore, i was able to construct an improved version of myself.

Much has been said about love, but if you search the horizon, you will discover that most of the things written about love are either pithy or cynical.

“Puppy love” as often referred to by the wise old wits of adults who think young love is like a joke at a comedy club, it is good for the time being, but then grows old and gets thrown away in the grand scheme of things. But I had the faith with in my heart, like the faith of a Christian man through a time of adversity, believed that it was more than a summer fling, puppy love, I was very meticulous making sure each piece of the puzzle fit just right. But as time would time, playing God would result in me drowning in mental

Human beings are almost always searching or waiting for their one true love in life because who would rather be alone? Our world seems to be centered on this idea to attain happiness, therefore romantic relationships leave lasting impacts throughout a person’s lifetime. In

I was lost in him. I wanted so badly to be loved, desired, respected, by someone like him.

On a night where I was having severe anxiety and uncontrollable crying spells, God offered me a choice. I heard him say, "Tanya are you going to continue to live in darkness or do you want what I have for you? Because you have no idea what I'm about to do." At that moment I wiped my tears and passed out. I woke up with with a sudden urge to say out loud, "I'm so over this and I'm ready to change." With God, therapy, and my support group, I've been able to walk through this divorce and find hope again. Therapy is an amazing tool to utilize and there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's helped me tremendously with my anxiety and other issues, and I highly recommend it if you have the financial capability or if your insurance covers it. But my relationship

Napoleon Hill once said, “strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle”. My continuous effort and struggle with neglect and abuse lasted from the time I was three until I turned twelve. I was forced to make it through tough situations with no one but myself to guide me. For example, I had to provide for myself when I was left alone for days at a time. I even had to learn how to defend myself against my own father. However, being a product of an abusive drug dealer and a recovered alcoholic has always pushed me to succeed and exceed expectations and limitations, both mine and others.

One night a guy told me that he loved me; it sparked so much energy into me I could have ran twenty miles! My heart felt like it was going to explode as I scrambled for the words, and my knees began to weaken. All that spewed out of my mouth was gibberish, but I felt in love. Every time we were together I had to look just right: every single hair slicked into its place, the smell of perfume, and myself looking like a new-crisped ten dollar bill. But this relationship soon came to a halt as he dumped me like a ton of rocks and my heart crumpled to pieces. I came crying to my mom and dad as they tried to console me by explaining it was just a “puppy love”. Puppy love is romantic love that is felt by a child or teenager and that is not considered by adults to be real love, according to Merriam-Webster (2014). Apparently it happens to everyone who thinks they found true love for the first time. I then made a dramatic decision that if love

Thousands of years ago Plato wrote of a love perpetuated by the idea that two people were made for each other. Although evolved, this is the root of the common western idea of love as shown through literature, various forms media and the expectations of society. Undoubtedly the most common form of love westerns encounter is the ‘happy ever after’ romance where two lovers ride off into the sunset and live out the rest of their days happily. This permeates into our lives in ways like the notion of the American dream, our friends and family telling us “is it not time to settle down and find a partner”, even tax incentives! Throughout people’s entire lives they are led to believe this form of love is the status quo, that this is the right way to do it, however, this is not the way everyone experience love!

Following down that path to infatuation destroyed the path that could lead to true love. I had been obsessed with someone so momentarily in my life, not someone who valued who I was and everything I believed in.

Throughout life almost everyone wants to be or is in a romantic relationship. There is always the hope that one day you will find that person that you want to be with and possibly spend the rest of your life with. The thought of finding that one person who complements you in numerous ways is thrilling for most people. However, people do not realize all of the work a relationship takes nor how many different factors can play a part in a relationship; how you were raised and what gender you are can dictate how attached you can be during any form of relationship.

Love is difficult to define, difficult to measure, and difficult to understand. Love is what great writers write about, great singers sing about, and great philosophers ponder. Love is a powerful emotion, for which there is no wrong definition, for it suits each and every person differently. Whether love is between family, friends, or lovers, it is an overwhelming emotion that can be experienced in many different ways.