I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A therapist might suggest my generosity is a way of buying affection. But buying people's love has never been an issue for me. Generally speaking, I don't want their love.
Most people would rather give than get affection.
You don't want to give people what they want. Give them something that they didn't know that they wanted.
Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
When you're the object of everyone's affection, make no mistake about it: you are an object. People don't have any interest in loving you for you. Their love for you is for who they think you are.
Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences.
Why would you want someone who is conflicted and doesn't know if they love you or not?
My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful.
If you're giving love and not receiving it, you're not in the right relationship. If you're receiving it and not giving it than you are taking advantage of the other person.
It's hard for anybody who's been with me not to feel starved for affection when I'm making love to my ideas. Maybe it's not meant for me to settle down and be married.
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