2006-11-20 06:01:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
That's easy.
"Being in love with someone" is self-centered. You walk around in a self-involved daze with romantic images of hearts and flowers and long walks in the country monopolizing your mind.
"Loving someone" is caring about them more than you care about yourself. You do stuff for them, like cook and clean and help them in and out of their wheelchair and pick them up after their choir practice (even though you don't sing) and stuff like that.
2006-11-20 06:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Loving someone is sharing a part of yourself with another person, it does not mean that the relationship should or will end in marraige but appreciating the time together is whats important. Two people giving each other what they need and want and as long as your needs are being met then you are a couple that love each other.
Being in love with someone is what we all strive for in life, my personal thoughts of being in love is loving someone totally unconditionally. It means you are willing to do whatever it takes to stay and be happy and healthy emotionally.
First you have to be able to ask yourself "am I happy and healthy on my own"? If you are, then you will have a positive relationship based on respect and good comunication. If you are a good listener and feel good about yourself because you know that you are a good person and deserve to be loved then you will attract a person with similar interests, needs and wants and you will be content. If you are secure, independent and have healthy self esteem then you are in a good position to choose your partner and fall in love .
The other side of that is....if you have low self esteem and are insecure then you will attract the same type of partner. If you have issues or baggage like anger or are bitter because of past experiences then that will attract the same kind of partner and you will be in a unhappy, unhealthy relationship!
Knowing this and understanding it is the tough part we should all be lucky enough to be in a Loving relationship whether it be in love or simply loving someone....this is a gift that we all should appreciate and not take for granted! Good luck to you all and I hope this helps!
2006-11-20 14:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jennielynn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, there are all kinds of love. The Greeks recognized Agape and Eros, for example. Platonic and Romantic love. When you love someone, you wish him (or her) well, all the best that life can hold, to be well and happy, and you're willing to do what you can to encourage that to happen. You get and give support and acceptance. You are "okay" with each other as you are.You can love a lot of people, friends, pets, family, etc.
"In love" usually means romantic love, and of a certain caliber.
There's that one person, distinct from all the rest, the person you want to be around, share things with, both like and love, and it's returned - the two of you want to build something together that takes a lifetime, and is more than either of you could build alone. You want to be something together. The happiness of that person is essential to your own - and yours is to him (or her). You grow and change, but remain bonded to each other.
Love is kind of like Baskin Robbins ice cream - comes in a lot of flavors, and some flavors are stronger than others.
2006-11-20 14:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by peculiarpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loving someone is a nurturing feeling for me, I want to help them do things for them and just in general be there for them.
Being in Love with someone is where they enhance the quality of my happiness, they don't create it, they add to it, and being willing to die for that person. It's also a physical feeling of arousal when they are present.
I think it's a different feeling or emotion for every one, it depends on the person and how they were loved or not loved as a child.
2006-11-20 14:13:27 · answer #4 · answered by Smilin@u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be in love with somebody you don't know well I suppose - a bit like a full on infatuation, but loving someone comes with time - is more 'solid' - some couples can fall out of love, but still love each other - this doesn't really make sense, but it's a bit hard to explain.
2006-11-20 14:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Lucia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think u can fall out of love with someone. Being in love, it kinda seems to be fickle and can fade, and while you may still love that person, you no longer have that "in love" feeling anymore.
I believe that the love feeling can be trusted when you know it is real and when it doesn't go away after the inital period.
2006-11-20 14:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by klgemini29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I THINK to love some 1 is 2 just like that persond and 2 be in love is 4 shure u know u like that person very much and know u wnat 2 spend all of ur life with him
2006-11-20 14:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by Baby Girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loving someone is like, a good friend, your mom or sibling. Being in love with someone is a totally different feeling than just loving someone...You wouldn't want to be intimate with your sibling...
2006-11-20 14:03:16 · answer #8 · answered by aisha3821 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love someone is just love(feeling), being in love means you would do anything for them!
2006-11-20 14:10:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loveing someone is being there when they need you, enjoying their company and being happy with just talking but not caring much for anything else. Just loving someone, you care more about nothing ever happening to them, but as far as being with them in a special way......... you can live without them. Enough can become enough. (speaking in fights, disagreements and so forth)
When you are IN LOVE with someone the fight to make things right and last is never over for you. YOU will do what it takes to make it work with that person. Being with them is a pleasure and a delight, its never an inconvience or a hassle. When you are IN LOVE with someone and you see them unhappy in your relationship, you can let them go and let them live. For when you are truly in love with a person, your love is NEVER greedy, your love is that they are happy whether it is with you or with another. When you truly love someone, their happiness is put before you and your own happiness. And when you are in love with a person, you would never hurt them or put them in a situation to be hurt and you would never allow yourself to put in a possition to hurt them. Blessed be.......................
2006-11-20 14:12:08 · answer #10 · answered by shy&gental 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can be loving someone as a friend or a family member and when you are in love, you have some special feelings about the person.
2006-11-20 14:05:08 · answer #11 · answered by Rocklander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋