Finding Love With a Little Help From My Friends...and Family

"The Myth of Love, like some new best friend, bright promise of tomorrow, and tomorrow without end..." Georgia Satellites...

Is this ever elusive concept attainable, do we really understand this emotion? Even I in the past have confused this concept with lust, have made the mistake of considering the lack of by a partner a direct reflection on me, and have vowed to renounce the love quest and adopt hedonism because of frustration. (Sax tip, questing for love never works, the universe guides your partner to you, kinda like that Holy Grail thang). We have developed and categorized love into different levels and types, far too many to go into in blog land. But when you look into the eyes of a child and are able to observe the pure unadulterated, unconditional love as you put them to bed at night, it is an incredible emotion. When you have a problem, and, no matter how foolish, blind, and/or reckless you have been, when you see/hear the care and concern about the predicament from a friend as they try to console you or set you straight, it is an incredible feeling.

Friends and family accept us for who we are. Family is pretty much stuck with you, to a degree and true friends develop a loyalty. However, wouldn't it be nice to have the same type of commitment, get the same types of looks, from one we loved on a different plane. How nice it would be to walk with a partner and catch a glimpse that for one moment tells you, that, at that instant, there is no other place in the universe they would rather be than by your side. The look that has nothing to do with status, money or materialism. Friendships and relationships will always have their pitfalls. There will never be a friend who does not disappoint you nor a lover who will not anger you. But how people grow from these instances will always depend on the strength of ties that bind. I have been blessed with amazing friends and family who are all living life to the fullest while struggling with its realities.

So, why should we not require from a partner the same type of commitment, respect, love and understanding, that we come to expect and seem to demand from our friends and family? Some let people treat them like dirt and put up with B.S. which are greater transgressions than you have broken up friendships over.

Either we can consider love a myth which is just a clarion call, as penned by Dan and Rick, or we can open our hearts to that person who will treat us how we deserve and catch that glimpse that we have only dreamt,

So Sez Sax....