In remembering Mae, Daniel muses, "Never did she risk her good name to protect his." Is sacrifice necessary to prove loyalty? Are such sacrifices fundamental to romantic love?
Created: 04/30/21
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To some degree I think anyone in a relationship they care about finds themselves taking part in activities or giving up activities that may not be consistent with their partner. I think this is just the normal give and take of a healthy relationship. Some times those activities are more significant, as in the case of Daniel's support of Nora's desire to study abroad. It underscores the deep love they share.
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I don't think sacrifice is necessary to prove loyalty. And my first response to the question are sacrifices fundamental to romantic love - was absolutely not. However, the more I thought about this, I see sacrifices, no matter how seemingly insignificant, play a important role in love - and not only romantic love. We may not consider our behavior as a sacrifice, but in the eyes of others, it may be considered just that.
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I think that when you truly love someone, anything that you do give up shouldn't be considered a sacrifice, but a mutual understanding of how things will be in the relationship. Sacrifice has a negative connotation in my mind. I do believe in loyalty to the person you love, though, and that means standing up for them and believing in them no matter what they do.
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In my opinion, whether it be romantic love, familial love, platonic love, etc. it does require some sort of "sacrifice", although the degree to which you sacrifice may differ, In some ways "compromise" is another word for sacrifice, so yes I think sacrifice is found in ANY relationship that you care about or find important.
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Where there is love, there is compromise. In love's truest form, the participants do not feel sacrifice is involved. The selfless acts are second nature as part of the love shared. However, "in real life", relationships are complicated and not always driven by love but by an individual's needs and that may be labeled as sacrifice.
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