Dang!  I'm a big OMG, Belldandy and Keiichi fan, and I'm in favor of 
THIS definition of Love!  The "complete purging" stuff makes me think of 
the recent revenge fic where the author (of that fic) ended up the 
"brainless wifebot" of an enhanced Kasumi.

I've never been in love, and even I know that love can mean different 
things to different people.  Some would call that "purging oneself" 
definition love.  I would take pity on such people.  If I were ever to 
love someone (yeah right) I would want them to love me back, but I would 
*never* want them to give up themselves for me.  There is such a thing 
as asking too much.  I don't know where to draw the line, but I can see 
plainly that this is beyond it, IMOHO.

     Well, it might go two ways. Each is willing to do anything for the
one they love, but the other won't ask it. Example, Belldandy would do
damn near anything (including becoming human) if she could stay with
Keiichi, but he wouldn't ask it of her, and resigns himself to the loss,
but only after he keeps his promise to her.
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Ben Kosse bmk7411@cs.rit.edu
BGC Otaku and worshipper of the Red-Eyed Goddess. Member of ShAS.
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