People say they love me but I don't really understand what they mean. I think I love people but I don't reall know what it is to love. So what does it mean to love? How does it feel? How is it different from just like? How do I know it's love and not lust or infatuation?
2007-02-13 07:51:19 · 15 answers · asked by Bob 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
love is that thing that has absolutely no meaning without showing
2007-02-13 07:58:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People say they love me but I don't really understand what they mean. I think I love people but I don't reall know what it is to love. So what does it mean to love? How does it feel? How is it different from just like? How do I know it's love and not lust or infatuation
2007-02-13 15:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by mani kaliannan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like....you enjoy being around the people you like...you have fun spending time with them, and making conversation. If you are going out in a group you may or may not think to invite these people. You say hi to them when you see them out in public, but you don't necessarily miss them when they aren't around.
Lust...this is an entirely different animal. Lust is often confused with love...although they are very different. To me when you feel lust for someone...it is a selfish act. You don't truely care if they feel the same way...or even care about their feelings at all. You want something from them...namely sex...though closeness of any kind can be a form of lustful desire...and you'll try to get it however you can. It's like in all those high school movies when the really hot guy hits on the girl at the prom just to screw her. She keeps saying no...and he keeps trying. When she finally gives in...he doesn't want anything to do with her because his desire...his lust has been fulfilled.
Love...is a combination of lust and like...with a little more depth. When you love someone whether it be in a romantic way or a family/friend sort of way you always want what is best for that person. The thing about love is that you don't really have to like a person to love them. My mom is a perfect example. I don't like her. I don't agree with her opinions....I don't like the way she treats people...but I love her. We have a bond that is strong, and whether we are fighting or having a civil conversation I always what her to be happy. The people that you love are also the people that you will make sacrifices for. The people you save money for so you can buy them the gift they've been wanting. They are the people who forgive you when you treated them badly...and the people you forgive if they've treated you badly. They are the people you want in your life forever.
2007-02-19 14:20:17 · answer #3 · answered by LoveBats 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't explain it. to be honest I've only loved one person in my whole life and I only just realized that I loved them. and we have been broken up for two years. I didn't realize it at the time, but I know now that I did, even though I don't anymore. Well it's all very complicated. But most people just say they love you and don't mean it. The word is desnsitized these days and I have a feeling you are not the only one who doesn't know the meaning of the word. You have to know someone for years before you can tell if you love them or not. And even then you probably won't know for sure until something very bad happens, then you will know you love them; or find out that you don't.
BTW that girl above me is wrong. There is NO such thing as unconditional love. Not on Earth, and Not by humans! That is a myth! That is why so many people go through life with out love at all, they are waiting around for something that doesn't exist. You have to give in take in relationships, but that doesn't mean love doesn't exist, it just means that noone on earth will ever love you no matter how you act or what you do! That's God's thing, not ours. And you can fall out of love, but if you work at it you can have it forever. It just depends on your personality and your morals and stuff like that.
2007-02-13 21:16:24 · answer #4 · answered by cuteness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is basically a word that people use to express deep feelings. There is a big different between Love and Like. You can Like reading, but you Love P.E. because you have a strong passion for it and you get to be more open and free. But don't let Love fool you because Love can and will be blind sometime.
2007-02-21 15:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by Brownie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is having compassion. Loving someone unconditionally. There are different types of love; but, i will speak of eros - romantic love. I believe true love goes beyond the surface. It's when u love a person for who they are and what they add to your life. When a person is able to speak into you and be there for you thur good and bad situations. When a man or woman touches ur heart and captures ur soul. True love isn't artificial, it goes beyond the exterior and intertwines two souls that feel as one. Being able to commune with each other about anything inspite of differences of opinion, and always able to reason and respect each other. When someone respects u, care about ur wellbeing and ur wellfair and wish no harm or hurt to u, that's love. For love is unconditional, it's not based on conditions. Sex is based on looks and lust and can be conditional, but true love is a spiritual connection that enhances the sexual portion and does not die when looks change or bodies grow old. True love never dies. If it dies, it never was true love.
2007-02-13 17:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by thrillseeker 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some friends say they love you. Sometimes just meaning they care about you very much but are just friends. Just the other day at lunch my friend Caitlin said " Dont worry (my name) I still love you" She was messing around with me and I "acted" sad then she said that. Meaning she was just playing and was joking so that she still cares about me. And I know she doesnt love me like she wants to date me.
2007-02-20 18:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by Soran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most men, including myself, have or had a commitment to our flesh, more so than to true love. We have 10 times the average sex hormone, Testosterone than women, so we seek women more than they seek us! That is not real love but lust, as you probably know. A man looks at a women and may desire to have her. He likes her LOOKS. But he must talk to her, if he wants her attentions. She may, or may not accept his advances. You used the word, PEOPLE, so I assume both male and females have said they loved you. One as friends and others, maybe your attractive to them. But God spoke of several kinds of love. The most giving of them is from Him and says, "I love you without condition", and is called agape love. It means love that is endless and without condition. We cannot do this as we are not Him. However, we can have part of that agape love from Him and can share it with others. We can have love that has no conditions for those that know His Son! We can even have this for those who have not met His Son! Love for the opposite sex is another kind of love. That love can have the other two with it, but only through Him. He mentions in the Bible, it is working in us! He is not against lust for a wife or husband, but He wants us to have real love by making that commitment of marriage for a lifetime of love! God bless. Earl
2007-02-21 14:17:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is sumthing u feel strongly inside about u will feel it when the time is right sum one u strongly connect with sum one u wont around all the time u cant get enough of u will figure it out good luck!
2007-02-21 00:45:47 · answer #9 · answered by natasha k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old are u?love is the best thing a person can feel.when your time comes to really love then you,ll answer your own question.
2007-02-20 15:56:02 · answer #10 · answered by Baby Doll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋