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My dad has always had a hard time showing his emotions toward me but I forgive him. We're cool. My mom always means well but she's too narrow minded for me to enjoy speaking to.
If anything, I'll call my dad every other day.
I'm closer to my grandmother than I am my parents.
They are my parents and I love them. My dad has serious anger issues, but I still love him. I just can't be around him for more than a few hours at a time.
My husband's dad is dead and wishes his mother were. She was going to let him starve to death as a baby, so his dad asked his half-sister to raise him. He thinks of most of his sisters are moms, though, and would do anything for them.
They are my parents and I love them. My dad has serious anger issues, but I still love him. I just can't be around him for more than a few hours at a time.
My husband's dad is dead and wishes his mother were. She was going to let him starve to death as a baby, so his dad asked his half-sister to raise him. He thinks of most of his sisters are moms, though, and would do anything for them.
I'm almost 26, and he's 30.
When you say you "love" your dad, how does that love manifest? How do you know you love him, given you can't stand to be around him? I am just curious about what appears to be incongruent (not wanting to be around someone but "loving" them).
Ooops . . . I forgot to add other categories such as "lukewarm" for one or both and I don't know how to edit a poll, so if that is your situation, vote "other" and please explain in comments.
When you say you "love" your dad, how does that love manifest? How do you know you love him, given you can't stand to be around him? I am just curious about what appears to be incongruent (not wanting to be around someone but "loving" them).
I can stand to be around him. I love hanging out with him. However, being with him for too long gives more opportunity for him to lose his temper (usually toward his current wife). You also don't have to like being around a person to love that person. I can't stand being around my maternal grandma most of the time, but I still love her.
I can stand to be around him. I love hanging out with him. However, being with him for too long gives more opportunity for him to lose his temper (usually toward his current wife). You also don't have to like being around a person to love that person. I can't stand being around my maternal grandma most of the time, but I still love her.
I wish you could shed more light on this because I have no idea how it is possible. It makes no sense to me.
Like and love are two different things. I don't like many things about my dad and grandma, but I will always love them. One time I said something about my grandma liking me, and my uncle got all bent out of shape saying, "How can you think you grandma doesn't love you?" She loves me but doesn't like two things about me (religion and husband's race, but religion is the big one) that change the way she treats me.
Like and love are two different things. I don't like many things about my dad and grandma, but I will always love them. One time I said something about my grandma liking me, and my uncle got all bent out of shape saying, "How can you think you grandma doesn't love you?" She loves me but doesn't like two things about me (religion and husband's race, but religion is the big one) that change the way she treats me.
To me, like and love and dislike and hate are on a continuum.
Love is on one end and hate is on the other end . . .next to love is like - but dislike is on the other end of the spectrum.
I can't conceive of saying you "love" someone that you don't really have affection for (meaning fond feelings).
If the person died, would you really miss them? Or would you be relieved? Do they enhance your life, or take away from it?
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