what is love and how do you know when your in love?

Answer 1

Lovers call it by many different names, its defined differently and uniquely by each and every person. Matrimonial ceremonies claim that love is not jealous or boastful. Love is not a gourmet dish, a domesticated animal, or a latest trend. Love is not a strategic defense mechanism nor the best kept secret at the Pentagon. Love is not a seasoning to bottle and stick on the dust lined shelves of the spice rack. Love is not to be confused with adhesive tape.

Instead, love is a great counterpart to late evening thunderstorms on hot July nights. Love goes well with cold pizza on picnic blankets. Love is cold, wet sand between bare toes. Love is a capitalistic sell-all for novels, top 40 pop songs, summer movies and greeting cards.

In its simplest terms, love is a four letter word. Much like other words of similar letter make up, when expressed it can evoke pleasure, desire, tenderness, laughter, pain, and anger. Love is food for a happy mind. It is kindness, devotion, or affection to another. Love is the most wonderful experience in the world, yet it can hurt you more than anything, physical pain hurts less. Love is sacrifice. Love is quite good if shared between two with trust and understanding, and at the same time dangerous.

Love is so hard to define because its felt, expressed, and viewed differently by each and every person. We all come to know love over time though, the good and the bad side, one way or another.

Answer 2

being in love starts as lust - then later develops into love. you may be strongly attracted to someone now and it could pass just as fast. to be in love with someone means long - term, for a while, not the person you just met. if you want to know if you are in love use this scale.
you just met - definately not in love
been 1 month - still lust but could also be a touch of love.
its been 3 months it could be love but definately a little bit of lust.
its been 6 months - ok a little love and a little lust.
its been over a year - you are probaly in love and the lust is hidden but still there. and you'll know you really love someone if when you dont see them for a 15 years and you cant get them out of your head.

Answer 3

love is that feeling that makes you want the best for someone else even if it means letting them go find happiness elsewhere. you want to be with the person all the time and nothing is ever boring if youre with the person. you can be in a crowded room and still be alone.

there are lots of little things that let you know when you're in love.
- it hurts when the person is not around
- they are not without fault but the faults don't seem important
-you are willing to give up things to be with and to please the person

Answer 4

Love is a beautiful thing. You will know it when it happens. It is when you feel you totally connect with someone, and you get butterflies in your stomach. It is a grand feeling of Utopia, you constanly see that person in your thoughts. When you think of them life is sweet and you think of nothing else.

Answer 5

Love is all around you. Some say love it is a river. But I say you feel it in your gut. When its love, if it really is its there in his kiss.

Answer 6

Love is what you want it to be.When my ex told me she loved me,i didn't believe her.But now years later i do believe.When your in love anything seems possible,you don't care abuot your self Other first.