Falling in love.
Because I thought it was supposed to make you happy.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 14:54, 21 replies)

Yeah
And what a pile of wrong that turns out to be!
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 14:59, closed)

...
Well, that's you at the top of the "best of" list again...


:)
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:03, closed)

Nah
It's a chemical problem.
It can be fixed with lead.
High velocity, cranial lead.
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:11, closed)

unrequited love
is better in a way, then at least its only you being the fool.
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:16, closed)

Nooo!
I've know lots of people who have fallen in love and none of them were happy.

*Wonders why she's never been in love*



On the other hand, my new black shiny biker boots have made me very happy.

*Strokes her new boots*
( girlinthehole, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:18, closed)

Mmmm...
*appreciates boots*

I've got my army boots on, yay!
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:19, closed)

@Kaol
Mmmmmm! army boots. I used to live in second hand army boots. I used to call them my dead men's boots.

In fact I think boots make me happier than any man could.
( girlinthehole, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:22, closed)

I live in these
I had to clean some sick off them though...
*frowns*

They seem to be about the only thing that's easy to get hold of in my size.
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:25, closed)

^^ Same here.
I'm a big footed women.
( girlinthehole, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:34, closed)

Nothing wrong with that!
Right, I've gotta pop out to buy some electrical tape.

Back in a bit *waves*
( Cawl, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 15:37, closed)

Falling in love hurts
It makes us vulnerable and clouds our judgement. Give me pixie dust and distractingly pretty flowers!

One of my favourite Greek songs is an oldie called "Pio Kali h Monaxia", which means "solitude is better".

Continuing the Greek theme, there's a lovely line in Captain Correlli's Mandolin (the book). Yiannis is talking to Pelagia about her situation. It goes something like this;

"Being in love is temporary insanity. When one's insides are in turmoil and we are overcome with desire..... It's like when the trees are in blossom. But the blossom falls from the tree. Real love is what comes after being in love - like two trees that have grown together 'til their roots are entwined beneath the ground, so that one could not endure without the other..."

Now, that is worth holding out for.

*hugs CHCB again*

xxx
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 16:16, closed)

All too true
Army (German or Dutch) boots are far better and last longer, especially when worn on an ancient motorcycle.
Add Pixie dust and the picture is perfect.
( FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 16:59, closed)

As Jeff says:
Well maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who'd out drew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 17:17, closed)

Yep.
Never again. :(
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 18:31, closed)

The thing with falling in love is, they also have to fall in love with you.
*puts on Radiohead's 'Creep' again*
( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Fri 27 Jun 2008, 18:45, closed)

Meryn Cadell's lyrics for "Being in Love"
"a kiss and a hug and a couple of fucks/
Being in love really sucks"

the rest here:
www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/meryn_cadell_lyrics_29959/angel_food_for_thought_lyrics_80668/being_in_love_lyrics_799121.html
(ChiTown Guy Dating when 35+: sane, single, attractive - pick 2, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 19:38, closed)

Love
I sometimes feel that being in love or infatuated is similar to the symptoms of a mental disorder. It takes little to change your mood from euphoric to depressed (especially for infatuations).

But saying that, we should all enjoy what we have, and who knows - maybe we will eventually be lucky enough to experience true love.

But I just want to say this:

Love like you've never been hurt
Work like you don't need the money
Dance like noone's watching
etc.

Or as Chumbawamba put it:

I get knocked down. I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down.


( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Sat 28 Jun 2008, 0:31, closed)

@ Chennoble
Jeff?

Leonard said it so much better the first time.

And if you want good cover versions, any of the versions recorded by Rufus Wainright are - IMHO - better than Buckley's.
(SalRossi Laughter the best medicine? Nurse, penicillin....., Sun 29 Jun 2008, 20:53, closed)

A click in sympathy
Half of me really wants to fall in love again but the other half is afraid of the eventual disappointment that would (barring a miracle) follow.

Being in love can suck but so can being lonely.
(Fluke feels bitter as well as thick, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 9:27, closed)

@ Fluke
If only the two were mutually exclusive...
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Mon 30 Jun 2008, 15:17, closed)

Click!
I'm trying my best to avoid it at the moment.
(Alaning, Wed 2 Jul 2008, 11:50, closed)