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I don't see it as sacrificing in the name of love-I see it as how much are you willing to give of yourself? Sacrifice brings a connotation of giving up unwillingly, at least to me. But to be willing to give of yourself, to do so unselfishly is true love.
This is not to say we don't become selfish, ie; 'I gave my heart and all I got was this lousy t-shirt'. But primarily, I feel, when we open ourselves up to loving another, we do so, at least at first, with no expectations. It's only when we start to feel it's all one-sided that the thoughts of 'what am I getting out of this?' start to materialize and we begin to question our motives.
As Mal said, the past is what made the person you love now, so it can't be discounted. It can, however, be left alone.
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Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.
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