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Tweak says, "Proud"

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)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 09:00 am UTC (link)
	Rules! To love? What a ridiculous thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 09:02 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, it's total bullshit. I'm not sure I really believe in "true love" anyhow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 09:05 am UTC (link)
	I do. But only because I have felt it. But love is also something that must be built. It does not come to you fully formed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 09:28 am UTC (link)
	It has to be built? Even after you know because of your... magic kiss? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vanya_elenwe
2013-04-17 06:28 pm UTC (link)

Magic? Nay, there is no magic. Only knowing. And knowing that you love someone does not mean that they are not impossibly stubborn at times. Or that you do not argue. It only means that beneath it all, there is love, and that you know the arguments will not last for long, because love always forgives in the end.

Oh, but aye, we fought! We argued! We disagreed. And we built between us a love that could not be torn down by time or by distance. Love is not about magic, it is about knowing and trust.

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	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't mean literally magic, it's just- a phrase. But all right- I don't know. Maybe you should write a self-help book or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, nay, I am not wise enough to do that. My Sara? Perhaps he could. But I am not a writer or a wiseman. I just know my own heart. Which does not mean that I necessarily know the hearts of others. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ultimatewingman 2013-04-17 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it's a good thing to know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vanya_elenwe 2013-04-17 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	I think so. I wish only that I could share my joy with others. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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