There's a deeper meaning of friendship; it means being there when the other needs you; caring about them, even if it inconveniences you. ... Now, maybe there are indeed some couples out there who remain, or become, true friends after divorce. ... That's the white lie they struggle to convince themselves of, but the aggregate effect on society of this dishonesty is to degrade the meaning of both marriage and friendship. ... Both friendship and marriage are (or should be) serious commitments that are not to be entered into lightly, nor dissolved at a whim. ...

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In her speech she said that polygamy is a feminist's dream-come-true. She explains how she, Margaret, Bo, Joanna, Diana, Leslie, Dawn, and Delinda all cook, clean raise the children together, and they still manage to have special friendships between them. ... Joseph and the rest of the wives are all lucky women to have such great friendships and such a wonderful husband, but I still would not resort to this lifestyle. ... Elizabeth Joseph's speech has made me realize that even in polygamy, marriage can be full of love and friendships. ...

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I've always heard the phrase oppisites attract and in many ways its very true. ... She doesn't understand how a friendship or a relationship works. ... The friendship between Nel and Sula is like they are joined at the hips. ... The ending of this almost perfect friendship is when Sula has sex with Nel's husband. ... When they stop talking and the friendship seems like it is over Sula trtied to fin another puzzel piece to fit her. ...

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In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, we meet Jane Eyre, who finds her true love to be someone she is not attracted to. ... This is where she meets, Rochester, the owner of the mansion, and her true love. ... Jane understands that to have a true and loving relationship with someone, that both must have not looks, but a similarity in thought, and a like for the other's personality. ... "...there was another barrier to friendship with him: he seemed of a reserved, an abstracted, and even of a brooding nature...he did not appear to enjoy that mental serenity..." ...

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If it wasn't for the friendships that Celie formed with Sophia (Albert's daughter-in-law), and later Shug (Albert's lover), I don't think that she would have survived. ... These two women formed a friendship like Celie had never known before. ... It is undoubtedly what she needed to encourage her to leave Albert, and probably the only thing that could bring her true happiness. ...

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Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on, and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married, they would look at both of them in complete horror, with a look of disgust painted across their faces. There have been countless debates on gay marriage rights for many y...

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He believes that one cannot connect with another and fully give himself to another all the while staying true to himself and his own individuality; "We cannot give ourselves we are our own." ... And he wrote: "Love between man and woman is impossible because there must not be sexual intercourse, and friendship between man and woman is impossible because there must be sexual intercourse." ...

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Marriages that are more like a friendship with a level of intimacy are the ones that work out. ... Ted Huston's example of Peter and Suzie and how they were intrigued by each other's looks and rushing into a long -term relationship without really getting to know each other and develop a true connection and Huston's example is nearly synonymous with the author Aviva Patz's first marriage. ...

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In the early days of marriage, he tries to act like a loving husband to Weili but after a few days he shows this true self. ... The love of Jimmy Louie and the friendship of Helen have been major support in her life. ...

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If there is a true love between the two then what different love is going to be there after they get married? ... Specifically for there to be a successful marriage between two people there first and foremost must be a growing friendship between the two. ...

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Her "true brother" was actually the man her heart always leaped for. ... Mariam found, in Aziza, "the first true connection in her life of false, failed connections": to Nana, Jalil and Rasheed. ... When Laila defends Mariam from Rasheed, their friendship eagerly begins with a wordless exchange of chai tea and left-over malwa. ...

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Love, support, friendship, and guidance are key qualities necessary to form a family bond. ... My dad always gave me advice on many subjects like girls, friendship, sex, drugs, family issues, and on growing up in one of the hardest times possible. ... It has taken time and patience, but we have always supported one another and given each other the love and respect that a true family merits. ...

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My first true love and I broke up. ... -, but then again, is it all a matter of timing, of friendships, of trust, of communication, of pride and of will? ... I learned that love is grand and that true love does last a lifetime. I believe that what I shared with this person was true love, and even though we might not be together my love for him will last my lifetime. ... What is the point of just flirting, but never actually daring to taste true bliss? ...

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To keep a marriage alive and growing it must hold true to four qualities: love, communication, trust and loyalty, and perseverance. ... When you"re in a relationship you need to have both love and friendship which was clear they did not have. ...

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Pedro is Tita's true love, but due to the fact that Tita is the youngest in her family she has to stay home and take care of mama Elena, which does not permit her to marry Pedro. ... Pedro has a major role in the novel, as he is Tita's true love. ... It can be seen that this is true love, as event though John can't be with Tita he wants her happiness, even if it lies with Pedro. ... The other difference between them is that Pedro's love for Tita is based on lust, passion, eroticism, but as for John, his love is basically Tita's eyes its friendship and in his eyes its...

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The general assumption "that happy marriages produce happy children and unhappy marriages unhappy, neurotic children" is more than likely true (Bergler 156). ... Ones work ethic, intimate relationships, friendships, domestic skills, communication, and problem-solving skills are all learned from ones parents. ... Our society is accustomed to the idea that all fathers pay child support after divorce, but in most cases that is not true regardless if there was a court order to do so. ...

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I feel that there is more of a relationship than a friendship between the two. ... Was this to ensure himself it was true? ... I feel that she may not have realized this if it were not for someone else opening her eyes to her true feelings. ...

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Ginolfi Discovering the True Blind Man Raymond Carver's "Cathedral- is a story told by a narrator who is not sensitive. ... Under other circumstances, the narrator's wife's descriptions of experiences that summer and Robert's friendship and advice through her marriages might have left him enlightened as to the depth of their relationship. ... The narrator was, indeed, a very shallow character and was the true blind man in this story. ...

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"(Millennial 9) While Howe and Strauss believe that to be true they fail to see that not every child in America is shown the love and affection our generation has supposedly been subjected to. ... Our friendship has been through a lot, sometimes we fought, other times we made each other laugh, but most importantly, we listened to the other when things weren't going well. ...

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His friendship with her and subsequent introduction to his family causes an impact on the Whittaker's lives that is enormous and almost like a miracle. ... The entire novel stresses this point and makes the reader believer that it is true in life as well as in fiction. ...

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