Comments on: Don’t You Love In Vain http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/ tonight we drink to youth. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:14:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What Remains — twenty(or)something http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/comment-page-1/#comment-25228 What Remains — twenty(or)something Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:11:54 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=2778#comment-25228 [...] upon a time, I feared the inevitable and wished for the impossible. I thought that, somehow, if I held on, maybe it would hurt less. I thought, maybe, by keeping the memories alive, I would somehow still [...] [...] upon a time, I feared the inevitable and wished for the impossible. I thought that, somehow, if I held on, maybe it would hurt less. I thought, maybe, by keeping the memories alive, I would somehow still [...]

]]> By: Portrait of a Young Woman — twenty(or)something http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/comment-page-1/#comment-10313 Portrait of a Young Woman — twenty(or)something Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:05:36 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=2778#comment-10313 [...] leave you, too — that’s a lesson you’re going to learn the hard way later on, a lesson in loss that is more permanent and lasting and will take years to understand and accept, but you will. No, [...] [...] leave you, too — that’s a lesson you’re going to learn the hard way later on, a lesson in loss that is more permanent and lasting and will take years to understand and accept, but you will. No, [...]

]]> By: I Really Don’t Know Life At All http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/comment-page-1/#comment-7351 I Really Don’t Know Life At All Tue, 25 May 2010 00:59:56 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=2778#comment-7351 [...] who had become one of my closest friends fell seriously ill. I didn’t know what to expect, having not yet experienced anything like this before. Yet, I knew that I wanted to be there for her, to do whatever I could to [...] [...] who had become one of my closest friends fell seriously ill. I didn’t know what to expect, having not yet experienced anything like this before. Yet, I knew that I wanted to be there for her, to do whatever I could to [...]

]]> By: Susan Pogorzelski http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 Susan Pogorzelski Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:49:57 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=2778#comment-6123 Akirah: That defense is hard to break and yet what's amazing, is that by <em>not</em> being cynical, by not losing hope, you're little by little letting the light through it. Love is quite possibly the most beautiful, and yet the scariest emotion because it means being vulnerable to heartache and pain. I think it's important to figure out if it's worth it. Is loving, for even a short while, worth it; does it matter? That echoes back to me as a resounding yes. That pain, that hurt, that loss, is the part that scares me, but I wouldn't give up the chance to love for the world. Be strong, hang in there, surround yourself with people you love and people who love you. There are lots of those ;) Akirah: That defense is hard to break and yet what’s amazing, is that by not being cynical, by not losing hope, you’re little by little letting the light through it. Love is quite possibly the most beautiful, and yet the scariest emotion because it means being vulnerable to heartache and pain. I think it’s important to figure out if it’s worth it. Is loving, for even a short while, worth it; does it matter? That echoes back to me as a resounding yes. That pain, that hurt, that loss, is the part that scares me, but I wouldn’t give up the chance to love for the world.

Be strong, hang in there, surround yourself with people you love and people who love you. There are lots of those ;)

]]> By: Akirah http://twentyorsomething.com/2010/02/07/dont-you-love-in-vain/comment-page-1/#comment-6011 Akirah Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:40:01 +0000 http://twentyorsomething.com/?p=2778#comment-6011 I can relate to this. I put up a lot of defense mechanisms because I fear being hurt or looking like an idiot. I know a part of this is normal, but I don't want to become cynical or lose hope in my future. I think surrounding myself with encouraging people has helped a bit. I can relate to this. I put up a lot of defense mechanisms because I fear being hurt or looking like an idiot. I know a part of this is normal, but I don’t want to become cynical or lose hope in my future. I think surrounding myself with encouraging people has helped a bit.

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