It seems to me one would have to know what love is made of, in order to recognize it when it arrives at the door step. How does one recognize love? What's it made of?
2006-07-08 02:51:25 · 29 answers · asked by livemoreamply 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
There is no real answer to this question but what I have learned of what love is to me and that is the word LOVE itself holds the answer.......
(L)isten: and Validate them by hearing and empathizing.
(O)verlook: their minor character flaws as they will overlook yours.
(V)alue: who they are and what they mean to you.
(E)xpress: how you love them not just with words but with actions.
2006-07-08 14:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you actually recognize love....it sneaks up on you. You can be attracted to many people, but that's only a part of what love is. I believe that when you start thinking about a person with a smile, that's the beginning. If that person brings out the best in you (kindness, humor, respect, honesty) that's a pretty good sign.
Things that are NOT a sign of love are jealousy, neediness, possessiveness, dishonesty, manipulation and disrespect. If any of those are present, run the other way.
2006-07-08 03:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love,
Now there is a word that has been so corrupted, that you can use it to mean nearly anything. If you are speaking of the pure form of love, then it is knowing that whatever you do to the least person, you do to yourself, and to God, because at a certain level, we are one life. If you are refering to a personal relationship with another human being, then it means that two people have reached the point where their egos no longer need to be defended, and there is nothing but true appreciation for what is good in the other. While each one will have their flaws, each one also makes extra effort to not focus on those faults, and tries to be uplifting, supportive, and loyal. Open, honest communication will be the hallmark of such a relationship. You may never see it in your lifetime. It is a rare event. Be patient, and make love the foundation of your life, and Life will bring another like yourself to you.
2006-07-08 03:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Will O' the Wisp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ayn Rand explained it best: "Love is a response to values." Your spirit recognizes something in the other person that you value highly, be it sincerity, kindness, etc., and you respond to that. What we call love today is usually nothing more than basic animal desire. That being the case perhaps the divorce rate wouldn't be so high if more people responded to the intellect and not the emotions.
2006-07-08 02:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Mason M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heart
2006-07-08 02:55:49 · answer #5 · answered by sjosebio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hormones
2006-07-08 03:05:32 · answer #6 · answered by Kgs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some thing that hangs in the air ... like breath it quite is unexpectedly, momentarily seen, of one's heart stretching ... ephemeral elegance. From Captain Corelli's Mandolin: "Love is a momentary insanity, it erupts like volcanoes & then subsides. And even as it subsides you should settle on. you should workout consultation even in case your roots have so entwined together that that is unbelievable so you might ever section. through the indisputable fact that is what love is. Love isn't breathlessness, it isn't exhilaration, it isn't the promulgation of eternal interest. it quite is merely being "in love" which any fool can do. Love itself is what's left over even as being in love has burned away, & that is both an paintings & a fortunate twist of destiny. those that quite love, have roots that boost in route of one yet another underground, & even as each and every of the gorgeous blossom have fallen from their branches, they discover that they are one tree & not 2..."
2016-11-01 10:47:05 · answer #7 · answered by pachter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It made from nothing, but that nothing has omnipower over something. As long meaning placed on nothing, it becomes something. As it becomes something it is gone , just matter of time. That confirms a mortality of love forms in human existence
2006-07-08 03:59:23 · answer #8 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't recognize love - you *feel* it. If it is good love, the best kind, you don't have to wonder about it, you know without a doubt it is love.
2006-07-08 02:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by 2thseeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOVE is made up of L O V and E
2006-07-08 04:41:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋