Honestly, the notion that romantic love taints all other kinds of love is so utterly alien to me that it's like we're speaking two separate languages.
Now that I've picked my jaw off the floor at that, I'll add my 2 cents, for what it is worth. You are right, love is unpredictable. I'll give you that one. But the idea that romantic love doesn't taint? Hooo boy...It can and it does I'm afraid. And this is someone speaking from experience.
It's easy to get blinded in a relationship...so so easy, let me tell you. The next thing you know you've invested all the time and energy in and sometimes it gets thrown in your face and you are left devastated. To the point that seeing, reading, or watching the perfect romantic story, is enough to make you want to gouge your own eyeballs out and toss them into the fire pit in the hopes of ridding yourself of the imagery.
I will admit that I am a little jaded and cynical after my own experiences at life and love. But those experiences are what can help me in the long run should I end up meeting someone that is interested in me. And yes, romantic love has tainted my views on love...all forms of it. Just ask members of my own family who noticed a drop in affection from after my disaster.
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Now that I've picked my jaw off the floor at that, I'll add my 2 cents, for what it is worth. You are right, love is unpredictable. I'll give you that one. But the idea that romantic love doesn't taint? Hooo boy...It can and it does I'm afraid. And this is someone speaking from experience.
It's easy to get blinded in a relationship...so so easy, let me tell you. The next thing you know you've invested all the time and energy in and sometimes it gets thrown in your face and you are left devastated. To the point that seeing, reading, or watching the perfect romantic story, is enough to make you want to gouge your own eyeballs out and toss them into the fire pit in the hopes of ridding yourself of the imagery.
I will admit that I am a little jaded and cynical after my own experiences at life and love. But those experiences are what can help me in the long run should I end up meeting someone that is interested in me. And yes, romantic love has tainted my views on love...all forms of it. Just ask members of my own family who noticed a drop in affection from after my disaster.