true love is unconditional

"16 years ago, I started this business," Moses recalled. "As I knew my TV career would not last forever."

"Our celebrity status has a shelf-life," Li Lin confirmed. "Once we are no longer young and good looking, the role offers stops."

We resent someone it when we feel used. We want to protest, "You never really loved me. You loved my pretty face as long as it was pretty. You loved my good marks and made it clear that I was not allowed to fail. You loved my abilities. But you never loved me.

I knew that if I failed to meet your requirements, you would treat me as a smoker treats cigarettes. You would use me, grind me out and throw me away.