Difference between love and like

Difference between love and like
Apr 24, 2006 22:43	#21
PINETREE Points: 2514 Join Date: Oct 9, 2005 Status: Offline	The concept of love came to the Chinese only in recent era. Before that, men and women didn't go dating, etc. They just married and tried to live happily ever after. For the Chinese or most Asian societies (until recent times), a man & a woman get together to start a family and procreate - not for the fun of falling in love. Falling in love is a western concept, I think. The Chinese now mix love into marriage and it is a happy ending ever after, hopefully ! But the emphasis unconsciously is still more on marriage/ commitment. As a consequnce, they tend to bear with the sufferings when they fall out of love with each other but maintain their marriage vows. The westerners also mix love into marriage - but probably the emphasis is more on love. So when they fall out of love, they tend to break up their marriages to end any sufferings from both parties. Only their poor children suffer living a childhood with only a single parent. Is my interpretation correct, ladies/gentlemen from east and west - or am I bias ??

Apr 24, 2006 22:43

#21

PINETREE
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Join Date: Oct 9, 2005
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The concept of love came to the Chinese only in recent era. Before that, men and women didn't go dating, etc. They just married and tried to live happily ever after. For the Chinese or most Asian societies (until recent times), a man & a woman get together to start a family and procreate - not for the fun of falling in love.
Falling in love is a western concept, I think. The Chinese now mix love into marriage and it is a happy ending ever after, hopefully ! But the emphasis unconsciously is still more on marriage/ commitment. As a consequnce, they tend to bear with the sufferings when they fall out of love with each other but maintain their marriage vows.
The westerners also mix love into marriage - but probably the emphasis is more on love. So when they fall out of love, they tend to break up their marriages to end any sufferings from both parties. Only their poor children suffer living a childhood with only a single parent.
Is my interpretation correct, ladies/gentlemen from east and west - or am I bias ??

Apr 28, 2006 03:24

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Be honest with yourself by paying attention to your actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. What do your actions say about you? If you say you
love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more true - your words or your actions? On the other hand, if you say you\'re not good at a certain job, but your
actions say otherwise, that\'s also important.

What do you do with this insight? You can use it to make more beneficial choices in your life. By being honest with yourself based on your previous actions, your actions moving forward will be based on truth instead of just what you tell yourself.
　

Apr 28, 2006 05:00	#23
MELODYCHOW Points: Join Date: Mar 5, 2006 Status: Offline	my idea on this thread is: like is the simple love while love is the deep like... :-)

May 13, 2006 10:10	#24
LOVECHINA2 Points: Join Date: Mar 31, 2005 Status: Offline	Very nice!!!

May 14, 2006 19:43	#25
LOVEISVERB Points: Join Date: Jun 3, 2005 Status: Offline	Thanks for lifting my thread back to the surface:-)

May 14, 2006 19:45	#26
LOVECHINA2 Points: Join Date: Mar 31, 2005 Status: Offline	No problem..It should be at the surface for everyone to read:))

Mar 9, 2011 19:11	#27
ATTA_BUTT Points: Join Date: Sep 13, 2010 Status: Offline	[quote=LOVECHINA2 ,27234]No problem..It should be at the surface for everyone to read:))[/quote] Yes! Thinking is same in 2011. Great!

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