Love, nature vs nuture
evolution? god? chemicals? parents? attraction?
Is it possible a man could love a woman 1700 miles away, never laying eyes on her, never smelling her, never touching her,
Is love something mental, physical, spiritual?
2006-08-25 05:11:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Love is nature. How we express it is nurture. That's why it's called "falling" in love. It happens naturally and is as easy as falling off a log. What happens after the "falling" is nurture, or what we have been taught to do, feel , think, be. How many times in our lives do we limit love out of fear? Fear of rejection, consequences, failure, etc. It is possible to love a person 1700 miles away, but it is also possible to love merely the idea of them. To love the qualities in yourself that they mirror back to you. Love is mental, spiritual and physical to me. Love is the only reason I remain firmly agnostic, instead of atheist. Love defines our existence and yet pushes beyond all boundaries. The only thing to really do with love is to surrender to it. The glory, the pain, the wonder, the fear. It is life itself.
2006-08-25 06:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love emotional, physical, spiritual and tangible. One does not have to have all characteristics at once to have it. I believe it is both nature and nurture. They both work best together but will work alone. Yes it is possible for a man to love a woman 1700 miles away; I loved a man who lived some 5000 miles away before I saw him.
2006-08-25 15:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the individuals. Let's say that John meets Rita in YA and they banter back and forth over a multitude of issues, all the while learning more about eachother than the topics they discuss. He or she might realize that this other person is someone they would be compatible with as a couple, and that a deep love and understanding is sweeter with someone who understands their mind and heart, instead of just being attracted to the surface. If John and Rita are singles, who are free to be with whomever they desire, without leaving someone else hurt and alone, they should go for it, meet eachother and see if they would make a happy future together. Unfortunately, alot of Johns and Ritas that have an intense meeting of their minds and intellectually turn eachother on, are not free to pursue eachother and should stick to the questions and answers, and try to stay out of trouble. Savvy?
2006-08-25 12:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I beleive that love, initially, was a simple mental/survival mechanism. How better to survive and propagate your speccies by caring for it and ensuring its survival!!!! So, its instinctual...
But nowadays, this has changed, because we have changed as a society. We no longer worry about survival, as nearly everyone born survives today due to medical science. So, love too has changed. It has changed into an emotional ideal. I beleive that it is not posssible for a person to love someone 1700 miles away without ever seeing or touching that person - I beleive that what it is is really such a strong desire for love and affection, that the person fools themselves in beleiveing they are in love. But surely they are in love with the idea of being in love.....
Most people never really learn what love really is...
2006-08-25 12:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a love gene so one argument could be that love's an emotion that we are taught. However it's quite ironic that males have a different emotional make up from women. How men and women relate to emotion could therefore seen as genetic as our levels of testosterone and estorgen does paly an integral role in how we feel. I guess then that there's no conclusive answer to your question, as we could say that our emotions are a mixture of both- it being genetic and taught.
2006-08-25 12:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by Noodle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real love is a decision, not based on looks or animal instinct. Real love comes from a good character formed by examples of real love from parents and other authority figures in your life. If you had a functional, loving home than your capacity for unselfish love is much better.
People coming from a home that is poor in love, will behave more selfishly because they do not feel like a loved person.
2006-08-25 12:20:10 · answer #6 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is relative...according to what you want it to be...
If you think it's God, chemistry, metal, spiritual, and/or a mixture of all the above...that's what it is...
If you want to love someone 1700 miles away that you have never seen...then you will...
If you think long distance relationships are not what you want...then you won't...
2006-08-25 12:21:52 · answer #7 · answered by I I 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that love is spiritual and from God, along with the physical things that happen to our bodies when we feel and express love. I believe all forms and manifestations of love are from God.
2006-08-25 12:35:05 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is something mental, physical and spiritual. It is what ties us so closely to God. It is what makes us different than animals. Animals act on instinct; we love out of purpose.
It is a great gift from God.
2006-08-25 12:22:05 · answer #9 · answered by zero 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God
yes
all 3
2006-08-25 12:24:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋