2006-08-24 01:11:42 · 12 answers · asked by shoutinbird 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Love is a condition or phenomenon of emotional primacy, or absolute value. Love generally includes an emotion of intense attraction to either another person, a place, or thing; and may also include the aspect of caring for or finding identification with those objects, including self-love. Love can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state. In ordinary use, it usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience usually felt by a person for onother person.
True love is popularly held to be the emotion of loving someone without restraint and without restriction. Usually, true love is described as love without condition, motive or attachment, loving someone just because they are themselves, not because of their actions or beliefs. People experiencing true love will often set aside their own well being for the safety and happiness of their love, even though their relationship may not be formalized or reciprocated. Often, this emotion is strong enough to even inspire acts of selfless courage, even those requiring the death of the person.
Recent studies in neuroscience have indicated that a consistant number of chemicals are present in the brain when people testify to feeling love. These chemicals include; Testosterone, Oestrogen, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, and Vasopressin. More specifically, higher levels of Testosterone and Oestrogen are present during the lustful phase of a relationship. Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Seretonin are more commonly found during the attraction phase of a relationship. Oxytocin, and Vasopressin seemed to be more closley linked to long term bonding and relationships characterized by strong attachments.
2006-08-24 01:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by Omar 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What is love? One hell of a roller coaster ride..
Why we fall? Because it's A roller coaster ride...taking the ride is a
lot more thrilling than not to take the ride!
What happens when we fall in love? You're belted in, on the ride, and not far into it there's that.."Oh s**t! What did I just do!!?? This could be scary--will I survive it??" But you realize it's too late now, so you surrender to it...and live in the now of it, through the highs and lows, terrifying curves at breakneck speeds, slow, tedious climbs...Like the ride, love changes and may even make you sick, and it's up to you to decide whether you'll stay on it through the lows as well as the highs to the end...or get off of it...
It also includes the following, but is not limited to: Patience, compassion, understanding, respect, forgiveness, tolerance, sacrifice, commitment, compromise, boredom, connection, acceptance, choice, passion, illusion, satisfaction....but relationships include the opposites of all of those as well!
2006-08-24 08:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by LogicalReason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is the longest most difficult thing to pass through, yet when it is over, it went to fast and we long for more. We fall in love because temptations are too great. And as too what happens...that is left for your answer.
2006-08-24 08:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is the word describing how u care for someone and how they r special to u and for the appreciation u feel towards anything sweet they do for u, it describes the attraction.
We fall in love becuz we are always in search for the other half that will complete our soul, we meet some1 & feel attracted to them becuz we all need to love and to feel loved.
When we fall in love we feel that we're free and light, we're happy and content to have found a place to rest.
2006-08-24 08:21:42 · answer #4 · answered by F15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is unconditional regard for someone you think is important. it's human need to love someone and to be loved in return. if one falls in love, a heart can break or a relationship can last a lifetime.
phew! that answers your 3 questions.
2006-08-24 10:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by Chief of sinners 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is just another emotion,along with all the other ones we feel.
2006-08-24 08:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phileo, eros, agape, (mental cramp).
Love generally is a verb...the way you treat someone. Love is seen through action; that is the test of love.
2006-08-24 08:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when we fall in love we see but only the beauty we feel but only tender,we speak but only sweet. it changes our perspective on everything. why? because it does
2006-08-24 08:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by chris r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love means never having to say you are sorry
2006-08-24 08:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are questions that I wish I had the answers to!!!!
2006-08-24 08:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by mustanglady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋