[D-fendr]

We don't value pleasure, we value that which gives us pleasure.

And, as far as you've indicated, if caring for someone no longer gives you pleasure, you no longer care for them.

I think mother ducks perform better, but Jerry Springer relies on your view of "caring."

[kosta50]

And, as far as you've indicated, if caring for someone no longer gives you pleasure, you no longer care for them

Well, I am not a masochist. If living with someone you once loved is now living hell, caring for that person becomes an exercise of masochistic cruelty.