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That’s a hard one man. Obviously she wasn’t your soul-mate.
It is identication. But you aren’t aware of it. It is unconscious. In every man there is an idealized woman, called the anima. In every woman there is an idealized man, called the animus. What it is the feminine part of the personality for the men. And the masculine part of the personality for women.
These archetype is individually fashioned by you. If it wasn’t then you would feel like all women are your soul-mate.
You dont recognize this in yourself, at least as a young man. And we project unconscious images.
I wouldn’t cut yourself short. The difference between love and lust or one of the differences is love hurts a lot. Lust usually feels good. I am old-fashion so I usually look for a woman who possess both. I like to think of her as the virgin marry and eve. She is both virtue and vice.
But you also become really good friends with people because of those unconscious processes. So its not like the lust runs out and there is nothing left. A good woman is also a good friend. And most of us know what a good friend is intuitionally.
I agree. With my ex wife it wasn't just lust though, at least for me. I really did love her and that's why it hurt so bad. Hell, im still talking about it and it has been 21 years now since it happened. I think for a lot of young relationships though it is mostly just lust. These two haven't known each other long. My ex and I date and lived together for nerly 3 years before we married.