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Tweak says, "so you played me"

Elenwë of the Vanyar (vanya_elenwe) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-04-17 02:41:00

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I would like to speak to some of the women in this place. I am curious.

In the world where I live, love is a thing that happens once in a lifetime. It is a special thing, a bond between two fëar and two hröar, and something that we hold to until the end of the world.

But here, it seems that things are done differently. Women have many lovers, which is strange to me. Why would you do such a thing, when it brings you such pain? I am not trying to judge. I am simply curious.

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	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 07:10 am UTC (link)
	Wait- so there are four people in the relationship? Is that what you mean? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 07:20 am UTC (link)
	Oh, nay, nay, forgive me. I use my words forgetting that you do not know them here. A fëa is a soul, and a hröa is a body. So it is a union of two bodies and two souls. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 07:36 am UTC (link)
	Oh, right. Cool. So, where you're from, people like- mate for life? I mean, what, is it arranged or something? How do you find them? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 07:51 am UTC (link)
	For life? Oh, aye. Or for many lives, if we must. To the end of the world. Arranged? You mean...is it set up for us by someone else? Nay. We marry for love. And we search until we find one we love. Or we do not marry at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 08:11 am UTC (link)
	That's- kind of impressive. You search until you find love- but how do you find it without dating a few duds first? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vanya_elenwe
2013-04-17 08:15 am UTC (link)

You simply know, I think. There is...a different sort of feeling when you meet the one you love. You have different...feelings. I have a very dear friend who is here, and when we were but children I kissed him, wanting to see if perhaps we were meant for each other.

How strange it was! Neither of us felt everything, and I could not help but laugh. It was certainly not romantic.

But when I met Sara...he...his kiss was like music under the stars. My whole heart came to life. And I knew.

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	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 08:47 am UTC (link)
	Really? Well, the answer is that we mere mortals don't have such an obvious tell. We just have to search blindly, play the dating game, hope for the best- and there are all sorts of ridiculous rules to the game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gatz 2013-04-17 07:13 am UTC (link)
	~~Because sometimes they fall in love with one person, but society forbids them from being with that person, so even though they say they'll wait for you, they quickly marry someone else.~~ ~~Why are~~ Love is pain. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	gatz 2013-04-17 07:34 am UTC (link)
	It should be. It should be easy, but it is not always so simple. I hardly understand it myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	miss_brilliant 2013-04-17 07:36 am UTC (link)
	I'm afraid it's a lot more complicated for a lot of us. For instance, some of us have had the misfortune of falling in love with someone who's still in love with someone else. And it's healthier for everyone involved if we just...move on. (Reply to this) (Thread)