Does the experience of lifes ups and downs matter.
When a woman loves a man ?

when a woman truly loves a man, nothing in the world matters...so long as he truly loves her

Only when those those experiences leave her with emotional baggage.

Life experience shows that it is a matter of give and take
Men give and women take

I'll drink to TRUTH THAT!!!!!!wink,cheers..

Except for the kids!

What a wonderful question.

Yes I think our experiences matter. I have had two long term relationhips, one was my husband, the father of my children and the second was with a man who I loved so much, it hurt.

My husband had an affair for three years, I found out and it almost killed me, now I am over all of that and we all get on and are quite the nuclear family.

My second ended because of cultural differences, the primary factor, there were other contributing factors of course. He is American and I am European, there were many difficulties, he would explode like a shaken bottle of champagne, if he took my words the wrong way and I could bore you all with the details, but I will not.

My experiences, despite their behaviour and how I loved both these men, have contributed to how I am now, I looked at my own behaviour and their reactions and what I found was that they were both unhappy about the same things, my behaviour in those relationships, and that was hard to face, but I did.

I know what love is for me, I never want to ask it, I never want to be asked to prove it, if I love him he will know I do.

Those two men in their loving of me have taught me alot, how not to be bitter when it all ends, and I am not now, I was for a time, anger, hurt, resentment even hatred at times, but all I was doing was turning that back on myself and I was the one suffering. My recovery from that was long, and now I am happy. Happiness is an ongoing journey not a destination, and in my journey, amny things matter when I love a man.

Well said

As long as the lessons meant to be learned where learned we in our 30/40 are at an age of a different dicovery we have loved and lost have familys been through a few careers and i believe we are to the point we dont have to play the games the younger people play we can be direct and to the point. I do belive everyone we met turns in to nothing less than a friend if more blooms thank wonderful. I am a free spirit i go where the world takes me . currenly winnemucca nevada but since my devistating devorce i have lived more graciously.and embrace lifes gifts.

thank you for the wonderful question.

love seems to overlook past mistakes and if the person is able to be open minded than bring on th espice of live and live!!!

Shannon Age 38

Sure

That's all part of what you bring to each and every relationship!

Thank you for sharing this. This shows me that there is never going to be one answer to this Question.

Thanks for the comment

True "thanks"

Thanks

Ms. Sommer, that makes you an incredibly beautiful woman.

Life experiences are only good if you have learned from them.

Love matters only if its love of the person inside and not of the outside (physical, material).

Life defo matters, whether u have a loving relationship or not, it just helps when u have someone to share the hard times with, someone to comfort ya when these ups n downs occur.

Right now in my life. I have a woman who has ALWAYS loved me,
from the day that I was born. And THIS WOMAN'S LOVE, matters as much as my own life to live.....wink,,My mothers love...

So, I guess it depends on what woman we are talking about,wink,lol

Its just a me thing right now, she's on my mind, well, she is my mind NOW..

But any love of another, that is shared.
EVERYTHING through ALL ups and down's, should be seen to their love. As just a small hill that BOTH must climb, to reach their peace of mind. And all periods of hills, or giant mountains that BOTH work to climb, will forever be remembered in both of their minds.
sorry I have this rhyme thing going,,lol