Originally Posted by arimama ![]() Anyone have any stories of really making things work as a family without being romantic partners anymore? |
That passionate infatuation never lasts. |
Quote: That passionate infatuation never lasts. That's not true at all. I've been with my partner for over 14 years, and we absolutely do have passionate infatuation. His smell gets me going, the look in his eyes, all of it. We're like a couple of 16 year olds. However, I do agree that love is an action, and the more you do it, the more you feel it. There have been times I've felt that fading, so I just jump on top of him and start it back up. But that's because it's there, somewhere, even if we let life get in the way of it. If the OP doesn't feel that at all, then... she might never feel it. I empathize, because some of us expect more out of our romantic relationships than being like siblings or something. Just because someone's a great guy, doesn't mean he's the one for her. I didn't get to read the OP, but it might just be that she actually knows her own feelings and situation better than everyone else, especially a bunch of people who haven't even met her. |