what's the difference between love and lust?
2007-01-29 08:51:56 · 11 answers · asked by Brian F 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Love is a deeper emotional feeling like you connect with a person on different levels such as personality, interests, and beliefs. Lust is an attraction factor.
2007-01-29 08:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Venus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love as, “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties,” and defines lust as, “an intense longing”. These two conflicting definitions help to separate love from lust. By definition alone the two differ in that, love is based on an affinity while lust is based solely on desire. The two also differ in how they affect a relationship but sometimes it becomes difficult to separate the two because lust can exist in the presence of love. Analyzing a loving relationship and a lustful relationship separately will help us to learn to distinguish love from lust.
Love has a positive affect on a relationship because when love exists in a relationship both partners hold the happiness of the other in a high esteem and place the happiness of their partner ahead of their own desires. Love affects relationships in a myriad of ways including how the couple interacts, the leisure activities they participate in and the longevity of the relationship. In a loving relationship the couple behaves thoughtfully towards each other and is mindful of their partner’s feelings. In this type of relationship, each partner places their partner ahead of themselves and they strive to treat each other lovingly and with respect. Also, in a loving relationship the leisure activities that the couple participates in are based on a mutual love and respect. Activities are chosen with careful consideration to the partner’s feelings. In a loving relationship the partners typically engage in activities that they either either strongly agree on or those that are a compromise. While a couple in a loving relationship may not always be in complete agreement regarding leisure activities, they strive to compromise to ensure that both partners have the opportunity to engage in their preferred activities. Finally a relationship that is based on love is usually long lasting. The presence of love in the relationship enables a couple to work through any problems or difficulties that arise in the relationship and helps the relationship to endure. The thoughtfulness and caring that exists in a loving relationship helps the relationship to grown and endure.
2007-01-29 08:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by dtdbeasley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lust is when you just think about YOURSELF and what the relationship can do for YOU.
Love is when you think about THEM, and what the relationship can do for THEM.
See the difference? Lust NEVER lasts. Love does.
2007-01-29 08:55:56 · answer #3 · answered by lcamel2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lust is totally actual - you want to have intercourse with this individual, grope this individual. All physique stuff. Love is emotional - confident, there are factors of lust in love yet for the main area that's desirous to be with that individual, communicate with that individual, cuddle, and to stay with them perpetually. tl;dr Lust leaves once you earnings some pounds, love keeps to be and asks in case you want cake.
2016-11-23 12:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lust is just liking somone for their looks or body language, wondering what it would be like to have them, then you get thim and it feels good and soon it's gets old and goes away and the lust is gone and it truns into like...yea that person is cool. love if always thinking about that person whiling to do anything for them, needing all of them, would never want to hurt them, wanting to make them happy, having amzing passion that doesnt go away after a month, whiling to do everything to make it work. you know it when your in love
2007-01-29 08:57:22 · answer #5 · answered by CRAZY 8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lust is something men think about and love is something Broads think about.
2007-01-29 08:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not quite sure... You really have to define that for yourself... But I think it's when you have sex with a person and you have no reason to want it again... That's love. When you have no desire to touch them, or anything, that's when you know that you love them, and not just what they give you.
2007-01-29 09:00:02 · answer #7 · answered by Makenzie. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
luv is that you respect the person and care for him or her and lust is that you want her in bed with you and dont care about her or him
2007-01-29 08:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Helena White 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lust is physical wanting and love is somehtin there is yet a word to describe it...
2007-01-29 08:55:55 · answer #9 · answered by mel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is willing to do almost anything for someone
lust is just "wanting" someone
2007-01-29 08:56:01 · answer #10 · answered by lolabunny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋