ON RELATIONSHIPS: How much is too much?

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Eavesdropping on the movie “Going the Distance”


Corrine, Erin’s sister, talks to Garrett (the latter’s boyfriend) about Erin’s decision to give up an incredible job to be with him in New York.

Corinne: So, must be excited huh!

Garrett:  Yeah excited!

Corinne: It's wonderful... you know, Garrett, how much I love my sister, right?

Garrett: Of course!

Corinne: I mean, she means everything to me. And that, as you can see, I'm very protective of her. So it's been very hard for me watching her struggle with this decision to come with you or to take this incredible job. But you know, she loves you. And, uh, I know how much you love her. But you need to know how much she's giving up to be with you. So don't break her heart. Ok? …

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We all have made sacrifices for the ones we love. Some have given up a favorite hobby, some have given up a person to stop jealousy issues and some have given up a habit that took them almost a lifetime to break. Some have gone farther by giving up a dream, an incredible job, a family’s acceptance or even a good name; all these and more in the name of love. But when is a sacrifice too much? I honestly don’t know. I guess there is no measurement to the sacrifices that we do every day. Also there is no guarantee that we get what we expect to get.

We can make sacrifices all we want but these sacrifices should never, in any way, stop a couple from growing together. Little sacrifices here and there and a few compromises right and left meeting halfway may (or may not) be the answer. A relationship should never stop us from discovering who we really are, to do the things that we love and to grow as we should. A relationship that stops you from growing and developing will more likely slowly kill you until that day when you no longer know who you really are.

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Corrine: … or I'll cut your balls off.