When are you old enough to know what love is?

Question

As a child not even in his teens, I was told that I was too young to know what love is and that I should wait until I was older.
As a teen, I was told that I was still too young and I should wait until I was an adult.
Being 18 and considered an "adult", I realized that I don't know anything about love other than how to spell it. Even then, I get it wrong some times.
Am I still too young? Does it exist? Is there more than one kind? Is it worth fighting, living, dying for? Does it mean anything, or are people just throwing that term around like a rag doll when they say it too each other?

Answer 1

In my opinion, NO ONE is too young to love. I believe it does exist, and yes, there are more than one kind of love. There's the love you have for your family, friends, and your significant other. Yes, it is worth fighting, living, and dying for. People do throw love around like a ragdoll when they say it, but it does have a meaning. You just have to figure out what the true meaning is. And when it comes to you, you will know.

Answer 2

people do throw it around, just as you said so fittingly, like a rag doll. But love exists. It is wonderful and warm and good. You are young, but wise to have all the right questions. Now you have to learn the right answers to these questions. Lots of different kinds. And it is worth living and dying for. But the best way to experience love is through living every day. Find the best in you and love will just sort of find you. Don't look too hard. Don't be too axious to find it fast. And don't look in the wrong places.
Do you have someone in your family who has been married forever, and the marriage and relationship is solid and strong and warm as you watch it from a distance? Talk to those two. They can tell you secrets of what love is; how they found it. And ...you will find out they found each other without looking. And I can guarentee almost 100% that they didn't meet when they were stoned, drunk, naked with other people, or in threesomes. They met in some very normal everyday way. That is how you will find it too dear. Don't rush stuff. It all comes.

Answer 3

Honestly, I see A LOT of people just randomly throwing the words "I love you" around. And it really bothers me. It makes it seem like the people who are REALLY in love are just saying it because everyone else is. But 18 isn't too young to know what love is. You know what love is when it comes. When that person comes, it takes time for the actual love to develop because at first, it's lust. Yes, love does exist. Yes, there's more than one kind. There's the friendship kind of love... there's the significant other kind of love... etc. I'd say it's worth fighting, living, dying for. Love makes the world go round. Love DOES mean something. It's a feeling that honestly we can't live without. God just made us that way.

Answer 4

People fall in love many times in their lives I think, but because each changes so much,say between 15-25,one doesn't always know or find a true love. I met mine on a Southern California freeway when I was 28 and he was 21-never would have thought! But I knew within a very short amount of time and that was 20 years ago! Its sounds dumb to put it this way, but you like everything, even the bad stuff, all the little freckles,attitudes,funny toes and all. And you KNOW, just like you know your parent is your parent- that this person is your other half. You don't have to figure it out, make a guess or ask others what they think. You have similar goals, work together, are FRIENDS first and lovers too,and its always growing and changing and becoming deeper--and despite all our "walks over Hot Lava" we are totally glad to be together--YOU JUST KNOW. Go and be who you are,get your education, work, be a good person (sounds like your smart) and they will find YOU! Regards!

Answer 5

Love has no form, no definition.

People will try to figure it out for years with no success.

One thing is sure. Kids and teens are affected by hormones as they grow. They gain knowledge as they mature and officially, they are adults at 18 which for many most of their behaviors will begin to set. Which doesn't mean they know everything there is to know, just that they have the capacity to understand.

I can only say, it's worth every cent you have, and worth fighting for to the last drop of blood in your body. When it finally hits you my friend, hold on tight, it's a whopper.

Edit: I do want to say one thing, and I know a lot of people here will agree: If you love someone, all you want is for that person to be happy, even if you are not, even if it costs you everything, you just want happiness for that person.

Answer 6

think back to when you where a child.... you knew what love was, but it was a child's love.... is a pre-teen you knew a pre-teen's love... as a teen, you knew a teen's love.

Love does exist and Love is ever growing , ever evolving with you. As you grow, learn and experience deeper love you will redefine what love is. But you will also learn there are many types of love and many degrees of love. The love you feel for your spouse( bf/gf) is different then the love you will feel for your child. but they are both very strong (in most people). the love of a true friend is also very special.

Yes, you are still young and you will experience many types of love and heart break. I wish you luck on your journey of discovering love. I have made many mistakes in my journey and you will make yours (sorry but it is true) and if you are lucky you may find one person that is special to you.

Answer 7

some people say that they love eachother but don`t mean it. but some actually do. even though when you were young i think you can still fall in love. a lot of people don`t know what love means. that`s why they keep saying it w/o meaning it. i guess you know what love means when you actually fall in love. cause no one else can tell you how it feels like and the definition is not gonna help anyone understand the meaning of " love ". good luck ! =]

Answer 8

U can be any age to know what love is. I'm 16 and I've been in love twice in my whole life and I still em. Even though we brokeup.

Answer 9

love is a term used to loosely amoung couples, personally I never say it till I know I mean it.

To me love is when you're willing to work thru any problem that arises in your relationship, you're willing to sit by their side when they're sick/hurt and comfort them and so forth....

you'll know when you find it, there will be no doubt in your mind that you want to stay.

Answer 10

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.
When can apply all four of these!