richardSun, Jan 6, 2008 Thank you for your responses/ideas.
In response to elenakulikova's comment, let me clarify what I mean by "if the I love you seems redundant, then you are already doing things right." According to the American Heritage dictionary, the definition of redundant is "exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous." I suppose what I mean is that if saying I love you on this special occasion seems superfluous, then perhaps a relationship of love has already established - with or without words.
I also want to clarify that the disillusionment has taken place only within myself, and I do not intend to say that my view is better than anyone else's view on the subject.
Here's a page excerpt from a book called Be Here Now by the Hanuman Foundation. I was given this gift for Christmas, and was reading on a plane today. It is appropriate both for its content and the situation of how it came to me.
Thank you for your responses/ideas.
In response to elenakulikova's comment, let me clarify what I mean by "if the I love you seems redundant, then you are already doing things right." According to the American Heritage dictionary, the definition of redundant is "exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous." I suppose what I mean is that if saying I love you on this special occasion seems superfluous, then perhaps a relationship of love has already established - with or without words.
I also want to clarify that the disillusionment has taken place only within myself, and I do not intend to say that my view is better than anyone else's view on the subject.
Here's a page excerpt from a book called Be Here Now by the Hanuman Foundation. I was given this gift for Christmas, and was reading on a plane today. It is appropriate both for its content and the situation of how it came to me.
-Richard