In your oppinion, give a short definition
2006-11-29 22:38:27 · 9 answers · asked by theguywhocantgetanid 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Although clearly and consistently defining love is a difficult task, and often a subject of much debate, different aspects of the word can be clarified by determining what isn't "love". As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more "pure" form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, though other definitions of the word love may be applied to close friendships in certain contexts.
In ordinary use, love usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself.
The concept of love, however, is subject to debate. Some deny the existence of love. Others call it a recently-invented abstraction, sometimes dating the "invention" to courtly Europe during or after the middle ages—though this is contradicted by the sizable body of ancient love poetry. Others maintain that love really exists, and is not an abstraction, but is undefinable, being a quantity which is spiritual or metaphysical in nature. Some psychologists maintain that love is the action of lending one's "boundary" or "self-esteem" to another. Others attempt to define love by applying the definition to everyday life.
Cultural differences make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, love for the respect of others, etc. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. Love is essentially an abstract concept, easier to experience than to explain. Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from Virgil's "Love conquers all" to The Beatles' "All you need is love". Bertrand Russell describes love as a condition of "absolute value", as opposed to relative value.
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2006-11-29 22:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rahul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Love is Unconditional
2006-11-29 22:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by glowworm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is when you felt that you want to spend a person for the rest of your life..
2006-11-29 22:45:28 · answer #3 · answered by CLoud9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, love is patient and kind. The best thing is it keeps no records of wrong. I wonder if it truly exists.
2006-11-29 22:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
having so much affection for one person you want to talk to them forever, without a break, and honestly needing to be with them for the rest of your life.
2006-11-29 22:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by ThisSongsForYou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not treat love as emotion because if you does you'll end up in an emotional relationship. that's what i've learned from my teacher.
2006-11-29 22:43:24 · answer #6 · answered by castroville 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the old man sitting in a hospital room next to his dieing wife just to make her day brighter and support her
2006-11-29 22:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by Sharmayne H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my opinion... true love does NOT exist...
2006-11-29 22:41:00 · answer #8 · answered by wack2mack 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you have to ask, you'll never know. Seriously. It's different to everyone, and when you have it, you'll know. If you don't know, you don't have it.
2006-11-29 22:41:11 · answer #9 · answered by supensa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋