If you love them, set them free?

yo its me

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14 Mar 08

yo its me

Yo! Its been

Me, all along

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14 Mar 08

I have been dicussing this with a freind and we disagree.

I was wondering what you debaters think;

If you love them do you hang on for all you can becasue your love for them must be what they need?... or if you love them do you want their happiness above yours and so letting them go, when they ask, is to love them?

spruce112358

It's All A Joke

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14 Mar 08

Originally posted by yo its me
I have been dicussing this with a freind and we disagree.

I was wondering what you debaters think;

If you love them do you hang on for all you can becasue your love for them must be what they need?... or if you love them do you want their happiness above yours and so letting them go, when they ask, is to love them?

The second.

TheSkipper

Pimp!

Gangster Land

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15 Mar 08

You cannot love someone while simultaneously denying them their freedom. Particularly their freedom to not love you back.

Sad, but true.

whodey

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15 Mar 08

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Originally posted by yo its me
I have been dicussing this with a freind and we disagree.

I was wondering what you debaters think;

If you love them do you hang on for all you can becasue your love for them must be what they need?... or if you love them do you want their happiness above yours and so letting them go, when they ask, is to love them?

I would say it depends. For example, if it is your child and they are still a minor you need to impose your will upon them to a certain degree because they are not quite at an age where they may be capable of making sound decisions about everything. This also goes for those who are mentally unable to make sound decisions due to lack of intellectual capacity etc. However, other than that you must set them free.