[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Bit

"Being in love" is highly overrated. I personally don't need to live my life high, stoned on lust and hormones; I need to live it real, with both feet solidly on the ground and someone next to me just as solid. I need to live life loving each other for the long haul. I need to live life connected with a broad deep love that flows like a river to the sea, constant and self-replenishing; a love that uses all things, even the storms of life, to deepen and renew itself; a love that sustains vibrant life all around and brings richness to everything it touches.

I like your thoughts on this.

Of course, I enjoy the butterflies and anticipation in the beginning of a new relationship but it's the foundation underneath all that schmoopy stuff that I need. It needs to be solid and true.