In 1970, a movie called "Love Story" came out. While many of us, myself included, have never seen the film (which coined the term "chick flick", by the way), we have certainly seen and heard it's most infamous line:
"Love means never having to say you're sorry."
This little line has been printed on t-shirts, mugs, key chains, bumper stickers, and cards, and is celebrated as profound. Well, I am here to say it is ABSOLUTE IDIOCY!!!
[Even Ali MacGraw herself (the main actress in "Love Story" who uttered the infamous line) denounces it here.]
Love means quite the opposite of never having to say you're sorry. Love means saying you're sorry often, at times when you know you were wrong, at times when you're not sure if you were or not, and most importantly, at times when you "know" you were right. That's right. Even then.
Humbling yourself and saying "I'm sorry" is a balm on the wound of a fight with your loved one. It goes a long way in healing relationships. It is good for the soul.
*Thanks to my friend, Bonnie, for the tip on the interview! :-)
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