Comments on: Queen of Unrequited Love http://valerieroney.ca/queen-of-unrequited-love interactive poetry, pop-culture philosophizing, and loving self-mockery Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:55:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob http://valerieroney.ca/queen-of-unrequited-love/comment-page-1#comment-170 Bob Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:28:49 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=409#comment-170 Because life's answers are always found in pop music lyrics, I present this: No man is an island Yet we swim this sea alone Trying to make it to shore On our own But we can be better We can be better Whatever we'll weather Together you and I There is strength in numbers Let's get together You and I There is strength in numbers Come on Come together And one house divided Will surely crumble and fall But if we stand united Through it all Then we will be better So much better Whatever we'll weather Together you and I We'll multiply The force inside Then multiply The power and the love It's you and me Baby ("Strength in Numbers" - Luba Kowalchyk) Because life’s answers are always found in pop music lyrics, I present this:

No man is an island
Yet we swim this sea alone
Trying to make it to shore
On our own
But we can be better
We can be better
Whatever we’ll weather
Together you and I

There is strength in numbers
Let’s get together
You and I
There is strength in numbers
Come on
Come together

And one house divided
Will surely crumble and fall
But if we stand united
Through it all
Then we will be better
So much better
Whatever we’ll weather
Together you and I

We’ll multiply
The force inside
Then multiply
The power and the love
It’s you and me
Baby

(“Strength in Numbers” – Luba Kowalchyk)

]]> By: "Bob Loblaw" http://valerieroney.ca/queen-of-unrequited-love/comment-page-1#comment-123 "Bob Loblaw" Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:17:21 +0000 http://valerieroney.ca/?p=409#comment-123 I think your thoughts could be extended beyond crushes to any sort of relationship (friendship, sibling, parental etc). We look to others for all sorts of things and things that we don't get from one person, we may seek out in another. It's fascinating how we can simultaneously have healthy and unhealthy relationships. Our brains may know we deserve better from our unhealthy relationships, yet not many people are successful at leaving those relationships. Our unhealthy relationships feed one or many of our insecurities, so I wonder if we attract those people who either take advantage of or who are completely wrong for a particular issue into our lives. I like the Buddha quote - I guess by fixing yourself, it's the only way that you move past toxicity. I think your thoughts could be extended beyond crushes to any sort of
relationship (friendship, sibling, parental etc). We look to others for all
sorts of things and things that we don’t get from one person, we may seek
out in another. It’s fascinating how we can simultaneously have healthy and
unhealthy relationships. Our brains may know we deserve better from our
unhealthy relationships, yet not many people are successful at leaving
those relationships. Our unhealthy relationships feed one or many of our
insecurities, so I wonder if we attract those people who either take
advantage of or who are completely wrong for a particular issue into our
lives. I like the Buddha quote – I guess by fixing yourself, it’s the only
way that you move past toxicity.

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