Love is business

[Doreen Peri]

The thing is, love IS business.

Big business.

It's the business of knowing how much to give and how much to take and how to know the difference between comfort and discomfort, gratitude and illusion, rejection and anticipation, arrogance and power.

To some people, love is a musical aphrodisiac, bending them to desire another key change, another resolve.

To others, its the buying and selling of the material you are, all fleshed out, bones and heartbleeds, decisions and investments, returns and stock options.

I've played all sides. I've been owner and operator, lessee, rental agent, purchaser.

Pull your chair up to the table and deal. I'm in. Here's my spare change.

To me, it's a gamble, sure, but if I don't bet the whole freakin' pot, I can't win.

Then again, it's good to hire a credible accountant and proofreader.

A corporate attorney wouldn't hurt either.

I love Love.

I asked it to marry me once. It replied.....

"How much do you have to invest in this partnership?"


(2006)

[westcoast]

I asked it to marry me once. It replied.....

"How much do you have to invest in this partnership?"

lol

good write D. i enjoy this one a lot.

[Lightning Rod]

Love is not commerce
It's not an exchange, it's a gift
make it into business and what do you have....?
Ask client #9

can you hear the click of my abacus?

[Doreen Peri]

right, Lightning Rod

Exactly what I was trying to say

thank you!

[Doreen Peri]

Actually it wasn't exactly what I was trying to say.

What I was trying to say was a metaphor.

I was using a business as a metaphor because it's so similar to love.

I'm not talking about prostitution, as in the example you used. I'm talking about love.

A love relationship is give and take. Both parties need to give in order for it to work.

I said it better in my original post. Reread it and se what I mean.

It's a partnership. And each party needs to invest in it to make it work. Just like you invest in a business partnership. Without investment, there's nothing there.