Re: Dare I say. . . relationship?
There is nothing stopping you from loving, except yourself, except the expectation of a reward.
I've known men who were interested in an intimate relationship with me and when I made it clear that was not what I wanted, they just gave up.
You both have very valuable things to say, and thanks for the responses.
I would like to be a little clearer about one thing. This is not a case of unrequited love. . . where I've been fawning after this person for months and months, and she just won't love me back. I would be much to embarrassed with myself to openly post about something like that!
Here we are talking about a real love just the way you describe it; completely open and without expectation of return. Honestly, the only agreement we had was that we would only be physically intimate with each other.
Let me try to give the quick story.
A couple of weeks ago. . . right before the full moon (surprise surprise) I experienced what I would consider to be an all out assault by negative forces via the matrix. It was an attack on our relationship, and I was very specifically targeted. All the strings were being pulled and every card was being played to get me to give into a particular fear that I have around relationships. All in all I thought I did a very good job of handling the situation. I rode through the waves of emotion, saw through the manipulation, and held my ground. I stayed in communication with my significant other, and was very clear that though I was feeling like my fear was coming true, I knew it was actually the furthest thing from the truth of what was actually going on in the relationship. I must say I am actually quite proud of myself and the way I handled the situation.
Well guess what happened next? Not more than three days later, the attack was transferred to her. Same tactics. Different result. The main trigger was a passing comment somebody made to her at school. One of those manipulated synchronicities. Cunningly crafted to incite her primary fear about relationships. The only difference is that she did not see it coming, and doesn't really have all the tools to deal with it. She freaked out. I didn't really hear from her for a couple of days. Then she pops up with this letter and takes me on a break-up walk telling me how this isn't the right time for her to be in a relationship, she really needs to be alone, she's not ready for this kind of love. Fear. Fear. Fear. Basically one line after another about how she needs to give up the love we have so she can be focused on various matrix activities. Well I did my best to reassure her that her fears weren't coming true and I tried to communicate that I thought she was being manipulated. I told her that she absolutely does not have to give up love to do anything in life.
Well she's just not hearing it. And every attempt I've made since then to talk to her about it is met with more fear-based circular reasoning. She's totally not herself, and she seems to be spiraling downward, and I guess my frustration is that there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it.
Yes I can give her space and send her my love and do everything I can to keep myself in balance and hope and pray that she will come around, and if not know that I will find somebody else.
But I can't help but feel like with every day that passes she is falling further and further away from herself. Further into the matrix.
This isn't the first time this has happened in my life, but it is the first time I have a pretty firm understanding of what is going on. And I'll be damned if I'm going to stand by and have a love n' light party while somebody I truly and deeply love is being hurt and manipulated.
I feel like Trinity in the Matrix Reloaded. . . I will not stand here and do nothing. I will not wait here to watch her die. . . in five minutes I'll tear that whole goddam building down. . .