what is the difference between love and like ? pls help me
2006-10-26 04:56:34 · 27 answers · asked by tannu 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
there is a guy in my compound and my father's friends son he is very adorable and he has proposed me now i dont know is it love or like.
2006-10-26 19:58:37 · update #1
Love - is a profound feeling of tender affection for or intense attraction to another. However, in different contexts, the word love has a variety of related but distinct meanings: in addition to romantic love, which is characterised 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.
Like - can on the other hand is considered a shade lower then love. But can also be a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, particle, conjunction, hedge, interjection, and quotative. When someone uses like, they are saying, 'I'm about to say something, but I'm not sure I have the words for it quite right, Like has different properties than almost, or approximately or nearly. 'Like six' doesn't mean the same as 'six' or even 'about six.' >rr
2006-10-26 18:24:24 · answer #1 · answered by Rahul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I will try to help though.
Love is a much stronger feeling for someone than liking them.
hahaha. I am sitting here having trouble trying to tell you what love is because I only know how I feel about it but let me give a stab at it.
I love my boyfriend and I would do anything for him. I am willing to compromise with him on things that I might not usually agree to doing. I feel a certain confidence around him and I am always thinking about him. I couldn't see being with anyone else but him.
I like Usher. lol. I wouldn't do anything for him or to be with him. I like his personality, style, and everything about him really. But I don't and probably never would feel the way about him that I feel about my boyfriend. I guess because I am in love.
You can like anyone but it takes alot more to love that person.
2006-10-26 05:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by PrInCeSs P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? Like (or infatuation) is the beginning of the attraction. Then comes lust (you want to jump their bones) and then, if and actually deep caring FRIENDSHIP developes, and you feel that this person completes you then it is love. But for God's sake, make sure that you already feel mostly complete. I feel that your special someone should only account for 5% of you. If you think another person actually represents more than that, then you need to do some self evaluation.
2006-10-26 05:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by concretebrunette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like is when you want to spend some time with that other person/ or you see a thing that catches your eye instantly;
love is when you certainly consider that The Only One as a Significant Other and cannot imagine life without him/her by your side or you know you'll go crazy if you don't get that thing you're keen so much and you purchase it continuously
2006-10-26 05:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like is a bonding kind of relationship. Ypou do everyhting and share everything with the person without any sexual contact. You can like someone but cant picture yourself kissing or having sex with them, Thats LIKE. Love is when you like someone emotionally, you cant picture a world without them. you can love your friends and family but you can only be in love with your partner. It has whole new different feeling then if you were just friends or relatives. theres a spark.
2006-10-26 05:01:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read this article and it's suitable for your question...hope it helped... if needed more help feel free to ask
Before my wife and I married we were talking about how to deal with conflict when it would arise in our marriage. She told me that she would always love me, but she may not always like me. I thought that was a pretty fair / honest thing for her to say.
The same statement that my wife made to me is true about our relationship with God as well if we are saved. We may not always like God (i.e. when things are not going how WE want, when we are confronted with problems / pain, etc), but we should always love Him. If we continue to love God eventually we will grow to like Him again as well. This shift will occur when we see what He is doing in our life.
The great news is that God always loves and likes us. His view of us is not impacted by our view of Him.
Just something to think about as you go through your day / life.
2006-10-26 04:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am 52 years old; my thoughts on this are - love is a great fondness between
two people. I don't know if real love really exists - except for the great love
God sent for us when He sent his only begotten son, Jesus Chirst, to die on
the cross to save us from our sins.
2006-10-26 05:01:11 · answer #7 · answered by judy f 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you like someone then you are in that stage where you don't really know that much about them and they keep you interested and you enjoy being with them. If you love someone then you would do anything for them and you accept them for what and who they are and you are together as one
2006-10-26 04:59:34 · answer #8 · answered by dmxdragon2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.
Like is feeling of acceptance, either you open up yourself to something or someone and that something or someone intercepts graciously.
2006-10-26 05:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by Kendra J 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You love your parents. You love your family. You love your dog. You love your friends.
You like ice cream. You like watching TV. You like the color purple.
The difference is the depth and breadth of the emotion.
Now, the difference between "loving" someone and being "in love" with someone is even tougher for some people to grasp!
2006-10-26 04:59:02 · answer #10 · answered by kja63 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋