9/22/2005

The English language is missing a few words

There is only one word for love, but it encompasses so much and means different things to different people. I was wondering tonight why we expect people to show love the way we do. I choose to show my love by spending time with people. My husband spends more time with his computer right now than he does with any person. But that doesn't make him a bad father, a bad husband, a ban son, etc. In fact, he is good at all of those things. However, I expect him to show love the way I do. Rationally, that seems ridculous. Emotionally, it seems obvious. Josh best shows his love by the little things he does (the time he calls you back to say he was a jerk, the time he spends setting up and researching Wiggle's train set, the frequent and short calls to his mother). Let's take a survey. How do you let the people you love know that you love them? Maybe we can expand our horizons.