What is the definition of love, and what are the symptoms?
2006-10-21 15:52:44 · 24 answers · asked by lvbs793 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
the act of caring for one another
2006-10-21 15:54:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Love has many definitions. The dimension I will define is the one experienced by horny young folk. First of all the symptoms of love are you can't stop thinking of the person, you hurt inside, and all of the emotions associated with loving someone have an uncontrollable factor. Which leads one to believe that one can not live without this person, but before you met them you were just fine. I read somewhere that love is an mental illness where one cannot distingish between right and right NOW. This illness causes some to do things that others would consider to be out of character.
I think that before you buy into giving yourself to someone...you need to sleep (by yourself) on the thought.
Think long term...think about what happens once you know this person...are there other important qualities in this person other than novelty? And what ever you decide to do...remember that all actions have consequences....
2006-10-21 16:11:00 · answer #2 · answered by near sighted boxer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Love" isn't a single emotion, it's a meshing of two or more emotions of varying degrees, put together in different combinations by each individual, which change from moment to moment throughout their lifetimes. This definition covers all types of love, not just "perfect" or "true" love.
Each person decides throughout their lifetime at any moment what love is to them whether it is on a conscious level or not; what combination of emotions they should be feeling, how strongly they need to be feeling each of them and how important each of them is. This is why people fall in love with strangers or those they barely know, because those types of people are basically blank slates whom we can convince ourselves meet our criteria. It's also why that we become brokenhearted later (which is almost inevitable) when we get to know them through a closer relationship and discover that they didn't meet our criteria after all, if that ends up being the case.
As a person ages and experiences different things, then their views also change, sometimes slightly and sometimes drastically. So what they attribute as love changes, too. This is why people fall out of love with others, or why their love will develop or grow stronger.
Since we each decide which combination of emotions at any time come together to be love, then it is us that chooses love and not the other why around. You aren't made to fall in love with a certain person, you've chosen to, whether it's a conscious choice or not. We are also each responsible for any "destructive" love we may feel if we include emotions such as jealousy and anger into the combination.
2006-10-21 16:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Love is more complex than just a feeling. Love can be as simple as breathing and as complex as solving the riddle to the meaning of life. Love is what you put into life, not what you may or may not recieve from another. Love can be walking a child across the street, smelling the flowers, having a fond memory. Love can be painful, pleasure, hope, healing and much more. Love is making lemonade out of lemons. Love is saying please and thank you. Love is holding the door open for someone. Love is a warm blanket that enwraps the soul and fills your cup. Love is unconditional. When all else is gone in the world, love remains.
2006-10-21 16:03:10 · answer #4 · answered by Houston Computer Guru 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that love can be like a drug. When you are high it is good ( the honeymoon stage). However, when you come down you crash (the children era). Lastly, if you dare to break up or get a divorce you will have with-drawls for that drug (dating, again!).
I know this answer is pessimistic, but i believe that too many people use love as a scapegoat. People get scared when things become "shaky" in a relationship and instead of fighting and working on the relationship they pack their bags and go. Problems can be left, but one can never fix him/herself if quitting becomes routine. Don't be a quitter work for what is meaninful.
2006-10-21 17:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Frank M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is wanting to be with someone every moment of everyday, but knowing that u both deserve time away from each other. love is missing someone with an aching heart when they are sitting across the room. love is finding urself signing love songs at random moments in the day. love is when u can't stop thinking about someone. love is when u find urself dialing that persons number in ur phone the second something exciting happens to u. love is wanting to protect that person from everything. love is when ur greatest joy in life would be to take away that persons pain and suffering just so they wouldn't have to feel it. love is.... love is everything. whether it is love for ur boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, sibling, parent, relative, child or friend- love is just an amazing feeling of affection unmatched by any other emotion. they say love conquers all and i sure think that's true.
2006-10-21 16:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♥_mrs.smith 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To me the definition is, s/one that loves you for you and will be there for you in w/ever you need. Growing old w/ that person. And always haveing that love feeling, always there and never loseing it. Being able to tlk about w/ever. And he/she treating you like a woman or guy should. Like opening the door and what couples do when there really in love. That's what it means to me.
2006-10-21 15:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by pomsquad2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the definition of love is best described in the sermon, love is patient, love is kind, and love is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, love does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrightiousness, but rejoices with the truth, love bears all things, and endures all things. this is found in 1 corinthians, verses 4-8. i have always found this to be the truest statement about love.
2006-10-21 16:30:49 · answer #8 · answered by liz c the soul never dies, Dr. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is doing anything for the person or people you truly care about. If this helps as an analogy, love is like a drug. But there's a very fine line between love and lust. Remember that.
2006-10-21 15:57:28 · answer #9 · answered by Austin E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The definition of love...
Love should have no boundaries, love is something that no one can hinder.
Love in my opinion, is the wanting to protect someone other than yourself.
From birth we are taught to look our for ourselves, when you are in love, you want to protect that person, make that person happy, spend the rest of your life with them.
2006-10-21 16:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by Engel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The absolute litmus test of love, my dear, is when one person is willing to let go of their beloved just because it is what the other person wants. That is true love. It hurts, but it is honest and true. I think it was Camus who said, "If you love something, set it free, if it comes back to you, it is yours, if it does not, it never was."
The symptoms are often confused with hormonal lust, but they are similar: flushing, blushing, stammering, daydreaming, etc. I think you know that and the last was a test. :)
2006-10-21 15:57:26 · answer #11 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋