2007-02-13 19:15:51 · 19 answers · asked by surds 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Throughout the history of mankind, we as a world culture have made love out to be mysterious, complex, difficult, and undefinable. It’s the subject of endless poems and literary works. There is an enormous amount of material available out there about love, a lot of it contradictory.
We’ve been given the impression that to define love is near to impossible. Maybe there’s a fear that if we define it, it would somehow be less powerful...less impactful...less exhilarating. Maybe we like the mystery of it. But is it really that complicated? Perhaps the complications surrounding love come from all “stuff” we add on to this powerful emotion. Lets drop all the baggage surrounding relationships and define what it is we are experiencing in the moment of love.
Basic Components of Love
What do you feel when you love someone? If distilled down to it’s core components, what would those be? Yes, love is an emotion, a feeling, a wanting, and a “being”. We know it feels good, but what specific feelings, wantings, and beings are present when we feel love? Here are the common denominators of love...
Love is Accepting.
Acceptance is labeling someone as "okay" and having no particular desire to change them. Who they are is perfectly fine with you. You pose no condition on whether you will love them or not. This is call unconditional love. When your love IS conditional, the moment they step outside your set of conditions, love evaporates.
Love is Appreciating.
Appreciation is one step beyond acceptance. Its when your focus is on what you like about another. We look at them and feel this sweeping appreciation for who they are, their joy, their insights, their humor, their companionship, etc. When someone says they are "in love" with another, they mean their appreciation is so enormous for this person that it consumes their every thought.
Love is Wanting Another to Feel Good.
We want those we love to be happy, safe, healthy, and fulfilled. We want them to feel good in all ways, physically, mentally and emotionally.
All the best!
2007-02-13 19:25:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Love does not behave badly, love is kind, love is loyal, love is forgiving in other words. True love is unconditional. You would not make rude comments to your other half in front of people just to get a laugh and downgrade the person and hurt their feelings. Love does not do that.
In most cases now days, people who marry are not in love, they are just in lust or just infatuated. You see them about a year after marriage and it is a far different story than the day they were married.
Love is being a friend, always able to be yourself, whether crazy spontaneous, or just layed back. Love is always being able to talk no matter what the situation. Love is forgiving, really forgiving, this doesn't mean forget, just forgive. Not bringing it up at a later date. Love is knowing that the person you love will accept you no matter what mistakes you make. They may not like them, but they will forgive them, and will be there. To be comfortable in the knowledge that no matter where they are, they are yours and you know that nothing will change that. No other person or no other thing. . You would give yourself for the other. That is part of what love is
2007-02-14 03:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by katierosemathieu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is an emotion,an emotion that never allows the partner to be without the other ,if at any time these feelings expire then their never was love between the two.IN SHORT IF UR POLICY IS "OUT OF SIGHT & OUT OF MIND "THEN UR NT IN LOVE
2007-02-14 03:30:05 · answer #3 · answered by boss_00007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is pure,when mother shows love to his son.
Nothing is comparable to this
2007-02-14 03:43:03 · answer #4 · answered by Ramesh S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is life
2007-02-14 06:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by badki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a feeling whereby you care for someone it could be a family member, a friend or even a special friend. It could even be an animal. Its a good special feeling toward something or someone.
2007-02-14 03:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by sue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
english doesn't do love justice. greek does. there is (eros) love, the ****** love between a man and a woman, there is (phila) love between friends, and (agape) love, which is action, or undiserved love, like the way a parent loves their child even when they are unloving.
2007-02-14 03:29:10 · answer #7 · answered by yaabro 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look - Observe - Verify & Enjoy. Voila
2007-02-14 13:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by SHILPA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black and darkness in atmosphere, blindness in vision and repent after it happens.
2007-02-14 04:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by thinkpose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your soul's recognition of its counterpoint in another
2007-02-14 03:18:48 · answer #10 · answered by gman1602 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋