![]() ![]() They decide that it is better to put their faith in being powerful, in being dominant. This drama confirms for many men that they cannot put their trust in love. This testing does not heal the wound of the past, it merely reenacts it, for ultimately the woman will become weary of being tested and end the relationship, thus reenacting the abandonment. While the rejected adolescent boy imagines that he can no longer receive his mother's love because he is not worthy, as a grown man he may act out in ways that are unworthy and yet demand of the woman in his life that she offer him unconditional love. Often in their adult relationships these men act out again and again to test their partner's love. When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. Here are some Bell Hooks quotes about love. She believed that trust is the foundation of love. ![]() ![]() ![]() If the first woman they passionately loved, the mother, was not true to her bond of love, then how can they trust that their partner will be true to love. Bell Hooks preached the idea that love is a combination of care, compassion, commitment and respect. “Usually adult males who are unable to make emotional connections with the women they choose to be intimate with are frozen in time, unable to allow themselves to love for fear that the loved one will abandon them. ![]()
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