".......At his point i exploded. My fuse was also very short that day. I was angry that she hadn't call me. I was furious that she was blaming me when i didn't even know she was in pain. After exchanging a few harsh words, i headed for the door. I was tired, irritable and heard enough. We had both reached our limits.
Then something started to happen that would change my life.
Bonnie said, " Stop, please don't leave. This is when i need you the most. I am in pain. I haven't slept in days. Please listen to me."
I stopped for a moment to listen.
She said, "John Gray, you're a fair-weather friend! As long as I'm sweet, loving Bonnie you are here for me, but as soon as I'm not, you walk right out that door."
Then she paused, and her eyes filled up with tears. As her tone shifted she said, "Right now I'm in pain. I have nothing to give, this is when I need you the most. Please, come over here and hold me. you don't have to say anything. I just need to feel your arms around me. Please don't go."
I walked over and silently held her. She wept in my arms. After a few minutes, she thanked me for not leaving. She told me that she just need to feel me holder her.
At that moment I started to realize the meaning of love-unconditional love. I had always thought of myself as a loving person. But she was right. I had been a fair-weather friend. As long as she was happy and nice, I loved back. But if she was unhappy or upset, I would feel blamed and then argue or distance myself....."
- Copied from the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus-
I like this lesson. And i feel alike Bonnie, am the type who just need someone to hold me into arms and let me wept in his arms quietly =)