Comments on: Numbers Don’t Count For Everything http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/2009/12/21/numbers-dont-count-for-everything/ We're not at war. Love isn't a battlefield. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Meg Pierce http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/2009/12/21/numbers-dont-count-for-everything/#comment-369 Meg Pierce Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:35:12 +0000 http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1004#comment-369 A job is any position that I got paid for or a stipend for, such as the Peace Corps even though it was technically a volunteer position.I may also have included student-teaching in that count, even though, I actually paid to student-teach. To quote "Love Actually," "The word 'relationship' covers all manner of sins." I think it's funny how people will date but say they don't want a relationship, because dating is a type of relationship, as is friendship even. :) In this article, I play with the definition of relationship sometimes describing the connection between two people, for instance, "Dating statistics are often only a fraction of the real relationship." Other times I use the same word to describe involvement of a romantic nature, anything more than friends, as in "Employment and relationships end for so many reasons, but saying good-bye doesn’t get any better." A job is any position that I got paid for or a stipend for, such as the Peace Corps even though it was technically a volunteer position.I may also have included student-teaching in that count, even though, I actually paid to student-teach.
To quote “Love Actually,” “The word ‘relationship’ covers all manner of sins.” I think it’s funny how people will date but say they don’t want a relationship, because dating is a type of relationship, as is friendship even. :) In this article, I play with the definition of relationship sometimes describing the connection between two people, for instance, “Dating statistics are often only a fraction of the real relationship.” Other times I use the same word to describe involvement of a romantic nature, anything more than friends, as in “Employment and relationships end for so many reasons, but saying good-bye doesn’t get any better.”

]]> By: Dennis Hong http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/2009/12/21/numbers-dont-count-for-everything/#comment-368 Dennis Hong Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:42:29 +0000 http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1004#comment-368 Here's a thought to go with your analogy.... When you say that you've had 29 jobs, what constitutes a "job" for you? Likewise, what constitutes a "relationship" in your book? Here’s a thought to go with your analogy….

When you say that you’ve had 29 jobs, what constitutes a “job” for you? Likewise, what constitutes a “relationship” in your book?

]]> By: MaryBeth http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/2009/12/21/numbers-dont-count-for-everything/#comment-32 MaryBeth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:34:57 +0000 http://musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=1004#comment-32 hey this is a real nice post and i also like your blog layout, have bookmarked your site and looking for more updates. hey this is a real nice post and i also like your blog layout, have bookmarked your site and looking for more updates.

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