What is love?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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 another person. Love is commonly considered impossible to define.

The concept of love, however, is subject to debate. Some deny the existence of love. Others call it a recently invented abstraction, sometimes dating the "invention" to courtly Europe during or after the middle ages (though this is contradicted by the sizable body of ancient love poetry). Others maintain that love really exists, is not an abstraction, but is indefinable; being a quantity which is spiritual, metaphysical, or philosophical in nature. Some psychologists maintain that love is the action of lending one's "boundary" or "self esteem" to another. And others attempt to define love and apply the definition to everyday life.

Answer 3

One description of love is ‘a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, a warm fondness or liking for another.’ It is a quality that moves people to work for the good of others, sometimes at great personal sacrifice. Love, as it is described in the Bible, involves both the mind and the heart. The mind, or intellect, plays a role because a person who loves does this with his eyes open, recognizing that he and other humans that he loves all have weaknesses as well as attractive qualities. The intellect is further involved since there are those whom a Christian loves, sometimes, perhaps, against his natural inclinations, because he knows from his reading of the Bible that God wants him to do so. (Matthew 5:44; 1 Corinthians 16:14) Still, love basically comes from the heart. Genuine love as it is revealed in the Bible is never merely intellectual. It entails deep sincerity and full emotional commitment.

People who are selfish at heart are rarely capable of a truly loving relationship because a person who loves is prepared to put the interests of another ahead of his own. (Philippians 2:2-4) Jesus’ words “there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving” are especially true when the giving is an act of love. (Acts 20:35) Love is a powerful bond. It often includes friendship, but the bonds of love are stronger than those of friendship. The romantic relationship between a husband and his wife is sometimes described as love; however, the love that the Bible encourages us to cultivate is more enduring than physical attraction. When a couple truly love each other, they remain together even if a physical relationship is no longer possible because of the infirmities of old age or because one of them is incapacitated.

“love never fails.” Love heals. Love unites. Love is shown not just by words but by unselfish actions. Love has a pure motive. Thus, Paul also wrote: “If I give all my belongings to feed others, and if I hand over my body, that I may boast, but do not have love, I am not profited at all.” If we make sacrifices or give gifts just to be seen by others, then from God’s viewpoint it is in vain.

Answer 4

Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
an endless aching need

I say love, it is a flower,
and you it's only seed
It's the heart, afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking,
that never takes a chance

It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dyin',
that never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely,
and the road has been too long

And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose

Answer 5

Knowing God Through Love

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

If you are thinking of the world's view of love, it is mostly conditional. Meaning is consists of someone only extending themselves to you AFTER you have met some standard or condition they have knowingly or unknowingly set before you.

However, God's love is unconditional, meaning that He will love you no matter what, wants nothing in return, He just loves you because you are you. Very few people know how to display that type of love out of fear. But once learned, it is a wonderful feeling. I know I have learned it and it overwhelming at times and can be very painful but you never stop loving. Never. Jesus did it, so why cant I?

Answer 6

This world has such a shallow idea of love. Love is so complex and so utterly simple at the same time, but in the best sense of the word....God Is Love. He is the ultimate example of what love is. 1 Corinthians 13....good stuff :-)

Answer 7

True love is unconditional. I am convinced that only blood family members and people that are like family members are the only ones capable of showing this.

Answer 8

True love is being able to place that person's needs and feelings above your own.

Answer 9

love is when you cant live w/ out that person in your life. they are the last thing you think of before you fall asleep and they are the first thing you think of when you wake up, love makes your life enjoyable. it is fulfillment and happiness to your life. love brings light upon your life

Answer 10

Love is caring about your family, friends unconditionally.