Some people don't seem to need it, and others try over and over. Just wondering how important it is to you?
2006-10-05 03:19:04 · 14 answers · asked by Caleigh B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It is crucial in most people's lives, in one form or another. In my life, romantic love seems to have abandoned me when I divorced in 1981, but I have 2 beautiful grown-up children & an awesome grandson who live with me. Our family has lots of love, and that's good enough for me.
When I was young, I believed that romantic love was very important, but being 'in love' doesn't really last very long if the truth were told. Loving a mate is a constant struggle unless you're one of those super-lucky people who met the sweest guy on earth. Mine wasn't, and it took work to keep loving him. It finally got to be too much work, and after him, I didn't have the heart to go out and try it again.
It's beautiful when 2 people can get along and stay in love through the years. I admire those people, and I am happy that they found that kind of relationship. :)
Love & Peace
2006-10-06 05:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you mean romantic love with a special person, I would say it is very important to me. I think on some level, everyone needs to love someone else to feel completed. If they say they don't, maybe they are not telling the truth, or they want to deny it because they have been hurt. I have often wished I could live independently, and not have to worry about whether or not my husband wants to do what I want to do at a given time. But when you love, you give- because you want to.
2006-10-05 08:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by catarina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may not be a need felt to handle the material aspect of life, but when a person gets to understand how much he is a part of everything around, experientially, then perhaps, love would become a personal quality, a way of being.
2006-10-05 04:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To love is a choice. I can chose to love someone or I can choose to hate them. Love is very important to me... but as far as needing it badly... I'm not in that situation. I love life. I choose to enjoy every breath and step I take. But as you said there are some that try to get it over and over and are still not happy. This is true... but love is not happiness you have to choose. You have to choose to be happy or in love or sad and depressed.
2006-10-05 03:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Karina B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone needs it. Some are jsut bitter over past experiences and are not yet (if ever) to let someone get that close to their heart only to have it broken again. Others do need it, but do not show it, because it is a sign of weakness.
2006-10-05 03:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by pjdrive 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its very important to me...that is 50% of my life
2006-10-05 03:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not important at ALL. I've always been involved with someone all my life with long relationships that I've never been hurt from so I'm not speaking from that position of a broken heart NOR weakness nor anything else negative, but I'm always happiest when NOT in love. It drags you down, you're too focused on one human being when there are so many other fabulous one's in the world with whom you can also share in so many different ways and interests and with qualities you can emotionally and otherwise benefit from and have no committments and make no excuses for being with a variety of people [not talking about sexual intimacy]. I LOVE being independent and FREE to love many people and not being obsessed with only one...... and/or going to the opera with one, broadway with another and so on, which with a variety of people I can really enjoy each different thing with what THEY enjoy as much..... not only one person whom you're stuck with in a relationship and have to do all those things with HIM, the things that he doesn't even enjoy as much as I do in so many categories. I never married them because of that and kiss the ground I walk on for those MANY decisions with several people who wanted to. I can focus more intently on many other things, when not in love, which gives me MUCH more enjoyment out of life. As far as other kinds of love.... of course we automatically have the love for our family and friends, but romantic love is the most obsessive and we're better off without it and enjoy everyone instead.
2006-10-05 05:34:46 · answer #7 · answered by mamzellle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too important, unfortunately. It seems to drive me to nothing but disappointment, and yet I keep believing that it is necessary and will eventually work.
2006-10-05 03:21:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very important, without my partner I'd be a miserable wreck.
2006-10-05 04:16:56 · answer #9 · answered by James P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life is love
so: very important
2006-10-05 06:55:09 · answer #10 · answered by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋