2006-11-13 08:54:31 · 7 answers · asked by Freddie 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
infatuation
2006-11-13 09:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by forex 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you are referring to used to be referred to as the purest form of 'courtly love'.
The idea of courtly love arises from knights who may have loved the spouse of their leige lord. Due to the strict bounds of their honor, it would not even be appropriate to MENTION such feelings and dishonor the lady with them. Instead, the knight would be motivated to take his romantic energies and place them elsewhere, usually in carrying out great deeds in her (unspoken) name.
Some saw courtly love as the purest, most perfect form of love, because it involved the most sacrifice for the least reward, and all in the name of love. It makes a certain sense, if you think about it - instead of lust, there is honor. Instead of self-gratification, you have nobility and a call to greatness. The idea alone was enough to spur the creation of the romance genre and any number of tales and stories. See link below for more description and references (as well as slightly less courtly examples).
On the other hand, if you're just talking about loving someone who knows you feel that way and doesn't care, that's 'unrequited love'. A much different and more depressing state. : (
2006-11-13 17:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsession.
2006-11-13 17:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by dudezoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the term unrequited love?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrequited_love
2006-11-13 17:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fantasy
2006-11-13 20:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by mochi.girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stupidity
2006-11-13 17:04:13 · answer #6 · answered by cat17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I can't get real."
2006-11-13 19:14:04 · answer #7 · answered by Saffren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋