Love cannot thrive on compromise. Love cannot survive with a divided heart and mind. Love doesn't work this way. Love demands absolute, undivided devotion - nothing more, nothing less. In that case, is love selfish and demanding? Doesn't it seem as if love is rather self-centered to demand absolute attention? I should not think so. Love operates in a strange manner. While it demands absolute devotion, it doesn't bask in this for its own sake. Instead, love takes the devotion given, crafts it into something more beautiful and returns it as a gift to the one who first gave. Love always seeks the betterment of the other, but the slightest hint of betrayal can unravel everything.