So time and time again in my life, I've been struck by the line "if you can't be with the one you love, then love the one you're with". Recently it's popped back into my head for whatever reason, but the older I get, the less literally I take it. It's not at all about compromise, it's about expanding horizons and being open to other possibilities...sure, fate seems to take over at time and it makes you feel certain things are meant to be a certain way, but free will will always stir up the pot a little.
Not that I myself have a habit of falling in love with everyone, but I can definitely see how it could happen in a number of situations, and to varying degrees with those I meet in life it makes me happy that's the case. It lets me know anything can happen.
*DISCLAIMER*
So as to make myself clear, this is not a reference to anyone or anything in particular, it's just something that stuck in my mind for the 19th time so I felt like sharing. This is intended for musing purposes only.
So with that in mind, loosen up, and enjoy the ride.
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I could never get behind the whole "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" thing. I mean, I can love whoever I'm around in a friendly way, but if I'm not romantically inclined towards someone, I'm just not. It seems wrong to force it, and unfair. But that's just my two cents.
I think Stills was more about accepting what you can't change, and growing from it than about forcing a relationship that you aren't mentally committed to.
But then, I could be reading too much into the quote :)
(Just in response to the last comment.)
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