Define "anything," please
"I'd do anything for you."
Now that's a loaded sentence. Every now and again those words are uttered to loved ones (or ones you lust after) to express the great gravity of feelings toward the other person. I wonder, when people say that if they truly mean they'd literally do anything.
"Would you get me illegal drugs?" I once asked a guy who said that phrase to me. (For the record, I do not do illegal drugs, this is just an example of an outlandish thing I thought he wouldn't do for me. However, I was surprised.)
"Yes," he said. "You don't do drugs, but if you did and you needed drugs to help you get off your high I would get drugs for you."
Interesting way of looking at it.
Perhaps I'm too selfish to want to do anything for a person. If that anything interferes with my values or beliefs, I certainly wouldn't do it, or if the anything would get me into some sort of trouble I wouldn't do that either. And, in a relationship, should we even want to do anything for each other? Or isn't it prudent -- and in both of your best interests -- sometimes to just say, "no"? (I mean, lets look at the astronaut. (See post below.) She'd do anything for her man, and look how that turned out.)
Have you ever been in the position where you would do anything for another person? Do you think we should be willing to do anything for another person?
Now that's a loaded sentence. Every now and again those words are uttered to loved ones (or ones you lust after) to express the great gravity of feelings toward the other person. I wonder, when people say that if they truly mean they'd literally do anything.
"Would you get me illegal drugs?" I once asked a guy who said that phrase to me. (For the record, I do not do illegal drugs, this is just an example of an outlandish thing I thought he wouldn't do for me. However, I was surprised.)
"Yes," he said. "You don't do drugs, but if you did and you needed drugs to help you get off your high I would get drugs for you."
Interesting way of looking at it.
Perhaps I'm too selfish to want to do anything for a person. If that anything interferes with my values or beliefs, I certainly wouldn't do it, or if the anything would get me into some sort of trouble I wouldn't do that either. And, in a relationship, should we even want to do anything for each other? Or isn't it prudent -- and in both of your best interests -- sometimes to just say, "no"? (I mean, lets look at the astronaut. (See post below.) She'd do anything for her man, and look how that turned out.)
Have you ever been in the position where you would do anything for another person? Do you think we should be willing to do anything for another person?
posted by Anonymous at 3:51 PM
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I think "anything," might be a little much, and I'm not quite sure if I would want someone to do "anything" for me.
It seems that someone who would be willing to do "anything" might not have a great sense of self, which is very important in a committed relationship.
I would do a lot of things for my guy, but not "anything". You hear too much about people saying "If you loved me you would do it" to get their way, but you have to have limits. At least have some respect for yourself. If you don't show yourself any respect, why should your partner?
Good call, Sarah...how incredibly needy do you have to be to get to the point where you would do anything for someone. I love my BF, but if he asked me to rob a liquor store (he wouldn't — we're both non-criminals, it's just an example) — but if he did, I would have to draw the line. That's when you cross over into crazytown, and I don't want to go there!
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