Is that possible?
2007-04-05 11:47:21 · 16 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Folks I am not talking solely of romantic love. There are other aspects of love.
2007-04-05 14:30:58 · update #1
Nope. It is not possible. That is a basic psychological human need.
2007-04-05 11:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by oneclassicmaiden 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Some autistic people don't seem to seek love. Many many people give up the quest after a lot of years with no luck.
2007-04-05 12:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are actually quite a few people.
Instead of spending a lot of time trying to make other people love them, they work on improving themselves and developing a satisfaction that flows from their identity. They do not worry about such transitory things as possessions, people, places, and events. Even who loves them and who does not is of only passing concern, if any at all.
It is quite possible. It is NOT a sign of sickness. Some would say it is a sign of health.
2007-04-05 12:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are several people that aren't actively seeking love. Whether or not they'll reject it when the find it is a different matter.
I'm sure some will reject it; love just isn't as high a priority to some people over other aspects of their life.
2007-04-05 12:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by jtrusnik 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is how I look at it: People live to be happy. Some people find happiness in making the world better, some find happiness in making the world worse, some find it in eating, some find it in sleeping...As far as love goes....Love as a means to accomplish happiness...So is it possible to have a person that does not seek love? I'd say yes. Love is simply a means to establish a greater sense in life. Whether or not you take that mean or some other mean is up to you.
2007-04-05 12:04:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It would seem to me that there are many people out there who are indifferent to being loved. Of course it depends a little on the definition, but assuming that we don't mean respect/worship/awe etc. by 'love', then we only have to think of various psychopaths, sociopaths, dictators etc. to answer that question.
2007-04-05 12:16:25 · answer #6 · answered by zahalar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. A professor of mine used to say that everyone wants to be loved; what gets in the way is our other desire -- to be right. (IOW, it's hard for people to love you if you focus on insisting/proving that you are always right, about whatever.) So, the question he'd pose is, "Would you rather be loved or be right?"
While we all enjoy being "right," we don't all know that what we really want and need even more is to be loved. Nevertheless, the premise here is that everyone strives to be loved, even if he/she isn't aware of it. A 'sicko' might not say he/she wants love, but a psychologist might argue that the inner desire for love is partly what fuels his/her sickness.
2007-04-05 13:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could ask that question to every person on the globe and get a personal answer dependent upon their life experience. So yes naturally it is possible, more importantly though, is their personal reasons for that. I believe most of the replies so-far reinforce that to you. This question is seriously floored and very ambiguous! No answers to this question could ever suffice?!!
2007-04-05 12:37:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. I think love means acceptance and I think everyone wants to be accepted. People who are sick are retaliating for not feeling loved and those who have given up still want to be loved have lost hope.
2007-04-05 12:18:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes those people who have been wronged by a loved one and sexually abused. There are somethings that time can not heal if there is no intervention and admission by the guilty partent or loved one.
2007-04-05 11:52:23 · answer #10 · answered by carla m 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋