Seems like it’s the question of the year. Is love enough? If you asked me six months ago, my answer would be, “yes, definitely.” But if you ask me again now, I’d probably tell you, “Depends.” I am a firm believer in love, in overcoming obstacles and making dreams come true together with the person you have chosen to spend the rest of your life. But you could say I’m a real hopeless romantic whose idea of love has been doused with a dose of cruel reality. While I wish that love will persevere in all situations all the time, it is not always the case – especially when the person you wanted to be “forever” with becomes increasingly unstable and unpredictable. Then, I ask myself, was the love I had and felt not enough for me to overcome my own inhibitions and doubts about my own relationship? Should love be easily swayed if there’s enough of it? What is “enough”?
The song, Is Love Enough? from the popular German soap GZSZ (Good Times, Bad Times), sung by the incredible Linda Marlen Runge, who plays Anni on the show, to her on-screen girlfriend Jasmin, aptly phrases this mind-boggling question all struggling couples are asking themselves.
So tell me, how can I be with you if you can’t live on your own?
And how do we love if there’s something unknown?
Take care of your life and I’ll be alright, I’ll be alright.
Is love enough for us if I doubt it inside, if I doubt it inside?
If I doubt it inside…
See, some of us want shelter and some of us want wings
And some of us want hugs while the others want to breathe
Well, someone for misses and someone for kisses
And you build a fence but I want to dance…
My high school music teacher has always said, “good enough is never good enough” (as a motivational quote for us to become better musicians). Of all things in the world, I think it applies to love the most.
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