what is difference between love and affection?
2006-06-17 22:22:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Affection is when you care about the person, you enjoy them, you wish them the best.
Love is all that, plus you know you're willing to sacrifice to help the other person become his best, knowing that he's doing the same to you. The other person's happiness is something that becomes as important to you as your own.
Affection is when you dream about the person; love is when you dream with the person.
2006-06-17 22:40:04 · answer #1 · answered by renee_kovach 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Affection is not a feeling as much as it is an act (A tender feeling toward another; fondness.) ... The difference between love and atraction is easy.. You mean someone, you are attracted, you date, etc.. You like them..
As time goes by and your lucky, the attraction grows into love. Love continues to grow. It does not happen over night or at first site, it happens over time. The more you see him the more time you spend together, the more you trust this person, the stronger the love gets.
This why you see people who have been married 50+ years and they actually look like they are in love.. That is because their love has grown, and continues to grow...
2006-06-18 05:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is so many things that it is hard to define. I have affection for my dogs, thier part of the family:; but would I lay down my life for them,probably not. Love is thinking of someone before self, know faults and overlooking them because there part of a person. It's wanting to make someone happy and to have everything their hearts desires. It's wanting to help someone achive all their goal in life, even if there not your. It's doing, caring and giving of one self to another and being happy in doing it. Example of this is on June the 10th ,2006 my Husband of 37 years renewed our Wedding Vows in Beautiful Country Church, simply because he knew it was something I had always wanted. We eloped the first time to a JP and I had always missed the church wedding . You have to realize what it took for my husband to get up on front of a bunch of people to talk and to say something that was so personal in front of other people is just not in his nature. But he asked me to renew our vows because he knew how much it meant to me. With no thought for his own discomfort. He picked a song for me to be played after the vows and between the Blessing Prayer. Only I know how much Love it took for him to do that, all of it. So if your having to ask someone the difference between Love and Affection, Sweetie it ain't Love your feeling.
2006-06-18 05:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by BB99 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Robert Sternberg's research, "Love" is an emotion consisting of three components: intimacy, passion & committment.
Intimacy, the feeling close and connected to someone (developed through sharing and very good communications over time). Intimacy is what makes you want to share and offer emotional and material support to each other.
-Intimacy alone is Liking (true friendship without passion or long-term commitment)
Passion, the feeling physically aroused and attracted to someone. Passion is what makes you feel "in love" and is the feeling most associated with love. It also rises quickly and strongly influences and biases your judgment.
-Passion alone is Infatuation (passionate, obsessive love at first sight without intimacy or commitment)
Commitment, pledging to your self and each other to strengthen the feelings of love and to actively maintain the relationship. Commitment is what makes you want to be serious, have a serious relationship and promise to be there for the other person if things get tough.
-Commitment alone is Empty Love (decision to love another without intimacy or passion)
Romantic Love: Intimacy & Passion, no Commitment
-Lovers physically and emotionally attracted to each other but without commitment
-“As in a summer romance”
Companionate Love: Intimacy & Commitment, but no Passion
-Long-term committed friendships or a marriage in which the passion has faded
-I love you but I’m not IN love with you
Fatuous Love: Passion & Commitment, but no Intimacy
-Commitment based on passion with without time for intimacy to develop
-Shallow relationship such as a whirlwind courtship
Consummate Love: A complete love consisting of all three components
2006-06-20 09:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Chuck W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is a unconditional devotion .Affection is related to some conditions.
2006-06-18 05:28:52 · answer #5 · answered by sukh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is something beautiful, a desire , a feeling that one would like to catch. Love is the feeling that makes u feel alive.
Love is something that may never go away.
2006-06-18 09:12:34 · answer #6 · answered by nikita 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just a mental virus. You become addicted to an image, sound and aroma of a person. To delete this virus from your system is easy. Save the folders you like and reboot.
2006-06-18 05:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by AstroLander 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Princess, love is like fruit on a tree - it takes time to earn trust and respect.
However, this cannot be done overnight.
Affection is caring!!!
2006-06-18 05:29:13 · answer #8 · answered by Angel Wings 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love more then affection and you love them nomatter what they think of you.
2006-06-18 05:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are same
A tender feeling toward another; fondness
2006-06-18 05:26:15 · answer #10 · answered by Bolan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋