2006-10-18 08:18:40 · 5 answers · asked by hippy w 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Love is a profound feeling of tender affection for or intense attraction to another. It is considered a deep, ineffable feeling shared in passionate or intimate interpersonal relationships. However, in different contexts, the word love has a variety of related but distinct meanings: in addition to romantic love, which is characterized by a mix of emotional and sexual desire, other forms include Platonic love, religious love, familial love, and the more casual application of the term to anyone or anything that one considers strongly pleasurable, enjoyable, or desirable, including activities and foods. This diverse range of meanings in a single word is commonly contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the word's versatility and complexity.
Although clearly and consistently defining love is a difficult task, and often a subject of much debate, different aspects of the word can be clarified by determining what isn't "love". As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more "pure" form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, though other definitions of the word love may be applied to close friendships in certain contexts.
2006-10-19 04:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way I know I am in love with my bf is that when we are apart I miss him and when I get to go home and see him I am the happiest. When he leaves me in the morning it is saddening. I get tingly at his touch and the feel of his kisses. I would lay down my life for him and would give up everything. He comes before me in anything. I have his picture on my desk and when I look at it, it makes me smile. I can't wait till I get off work and get to go home to him. Those butterflies I always heard about are true, cause I get them almost everyday on my way home and sometimes when he kisses me or cuddles me. I hope that answer some of your question. Good luck!
2006-10-18 15:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by la_southern_femme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You KNOW when you're in love. You can't bear to think of ever losing your partner and want to spend the rest of your life with them.
You know you're in love when you see and accept each other for real, eg. scruffy hair, no make up, crying etc.
2006-10-19 13:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-20 13:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats lust
love is unconditional
2006-10-18 15:37:22 · answer #5 · answered by MnM 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋