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June 25, 2016 at 7:53 pm #108250JanineParticipant
Hello there. Today I’m bringing up the concept of time and its role in relationships (of all kinds).
Is it possible for someone who loves you to not have time for you? Do you ever feel like you do not have a enough time for someone you love? I remember a middle school counselor telling me that there is no such thing as “no time”, that people make time for the things they love. What are your thoughts?June 25, 2016 at 10:24 pm #108255BrieParticipantI have issue with this principle because I only hear people who can “make time” say such a thing. We are emotional creatures, so we make hasty judgements on what we see. Never what we do not see. No one should end their thought process on this principle. Must dig deeper by asking why.
Interestingly, excuse seems to be appear in other parts of life.
June 26, 2016 at 5:27 am #108289InkyParticipantHi Janine,
Sadly, it is possible not to have time for someone you love. Of course, if it’s a real excuse (military service, doctor, mom of five) you “get” that. If you’re angry about it, you must be suspecting that someone doesn’t care as much as they claim. Or, you feel guilty for not seeing someone.
Let go of your “shoulds” and you will be much happier.
If it bothers you, make a point of seeing people. Every month and a half I FORCE myself to have people over and entertain. I am always happier when I do this afterwards. Yet I am a rabid introvert. Maybe you or your loved ones are too??
Best,
Inky
June 26, 2016 at 6:20 am #108293BrainontheWallParticipantHi,
I personally do not believe, that there is such a thing as not having time for a loved one (but I’m not a psychologist). Time might be perceived differently by people, and for instance, my boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend wanted to spend almost every waking hour with him and got mad when he said he had other things to do or wanted some space. So they broke up. My former roommate met a nice guy, but they had some conflicting scheadules. Still, she didn’t even try. She said that if it’s not going to work out, then it wasn’t meant to be. But she didn’t want to make the time, although she was spending most of her evenings at home watching TV.
I met my boyfriend (currently 4 years together) when I was starting my masters. He lived in a different city and we saw each other only every two weeks. Yes, it sucked, but I never had a feeling that I don’t have time for him, or that he didn’t have time for me. I went to see him even when I had an essay to write, and I just spent most of my time at his place writing it, but he was there and we ate together and took breaks together. If he has something important to do, I understand and I never nag him to spend more time with me. Then again, that’s just my experience and I think it’s important to mention we are both introverts and we are happy just sitting beside each other with coffee and muffins and reading books.
Sorry for a long post. Just had my coffee and now I’m super energetic 😉
All bestJune 26, 2016 at 6:40 am #108295AnonymousGuestDear Janine:
You asked: “Is it possible for someone who loves you to not have time for you?”
My answer: absolutely. If I am distressed and tend to take it out on someone, if that is my inclination, then staying away from the person I love so not to hurt him/ her is very loving. If abusive people all over the world didn’t give their (abusive) time to the ones they claim to love, why, that would be very loving.
Depending on the quality of Time, it can be a benefit to another or harm.
anita
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