When you say you'd die for someone, do you mean it.. ?

Question

.. Or are you just saying it on the whim of the moment?

Answer 1

I would never say I would die for someone .. unless I really, really meant it .. Sometimes things happen that will require a sacrifice if you are willing to make it for a loved one. If you are getting yourself into something that will require that sacrifice and you say you are willing to make it then you have to be willing to actually do it..kr

Answer 2

Are you a parent? I have lost many people that i love, my father, three brithers and two children. I can say without an ounce of hesitation, that I would die or be tortured or do anthing if it was to protect my kids, it is true you are not supposed to bury your children. As much as it hurts and as painful as the death of a parent or grandparent iswe expect it sooner or later, it is the natural order. We do not expect our baies our toddlers our children to die before us.

Any parent who would not die for their young lacks the animal, maternal instinct we are imbedded with, we have a a natural mechanism that kicks in that makes us protect our young (most of us anyway) If my child needed a liver or any other organ, no matter the risk to me i would do it. In a hostage situation i would trade my life for my child. I have lived a long and happy life, my mom has as well most ofmy friends, so i can say unequicolly that i would do whatever it took to see that my children had the opportunity ti live a long and happy life and if that meant sacrificing my own, the hell yes in a new york second .

I wish i could day in all honesty that i am selfless ewnough togive my lofe for the life of any child or any human but i would be lying, truth is the bond between mother and child is the only bond i know of that i would willingl give up my life for

Answer 3

Never, never ever say a thing like that unless you really mean it and think again. If the person hears this and later you are required to die for him/her that person may be left with horrible guilt feelings. Better to keep silent and if you have to do it you do it but much better if you don't have to. A parent might make the maximum sacrifice to save a child but would not tell the child of the intention.

Answer 4

I think mostly it's tongue in cheek lip service with a deep rooted meaning. It is not literal. However, even the gesture of someone saying they'd think of sacrificing everything for someone is a unique thought.
In the military it is the offer to sacrifice for the betterment of the unit or the accomplishment of a mission- which is deemed to be higher than the individual.
Philosophers have figured that the human mind has rationalized the saving of a human being is the overall saving of humanity itself- thereby you participate in a larger scheme of altruism by saving other human beings... right?

Answer 5

I mean it. I would give my life to save those I love. It wouldn't be worth living anyway if I let them die when I might have done something to save them. There are things worse than dying: like living with guilt and living without those I love. So if need be, I'd jump in front and take a bullet, I'd run into a burning building. I would do whatever it took. I think anyone that really loves someone feels this way. Fear doesn't even matter. Adrenaline kicks in. You do what you have to. Hell, there are heroes who risk their lives for strangers never mind loved ones.

Answer 6

Most people don't mean when they say because, even though they may love that person, dying is still one of the biggest fears of all people (whether they know it or not). I've never said it to anyone because I don't know if I could follow through. That doesn't mean that someone is a coward, just human. Though there is a certain type of person that would sacrifice their own life for anothers, they are just rare.

Answer 7

No one can ever know how they will react in a stressful situation until that time comes. Heroes are only a product of the moment. No one can predict their reactions in advance.

Personally, I consider myself a coward. I avoid conflicts, I avoid danger, I certainly avoid promises to die for someone.

And I do not want anyone to risk their life based on my potential "bravery", because I think they will be badly (and seriously) disappointed.

However, I might be a "hero" waiting for opportunity . . . but don't count on it.

Answer 8

If you feel that you'd rather die than let the other person die then maybe you do mean it. No parent should have to bury their children and some lovers would not go on without their partners so maybe some people do mean it.

Answer 9

Absolutely! There are a couple of people left in this world I would die for without question. Before I lost my wife, (car wreck) recently .... I'd trade my life for hers right now if it were possible. Heck, I'd give my life right now if I thought it'd put us together again. If you've never loved anyone wholeheartedly, absolutely, and unconditionally then you can't know what I mean. After 15 years, we were still on our honeymoon.
It's not just words.

Answer 10

In the colloquial usage it means just that you are totally awestruck and would go to any extent to have that someone.But literally speaking only the individual psyche of the person can attribute motive to that sentence and some may really mean it.

Answer 11

there are a very small number of people i would consider for the honour but i would deliberately lay down my life if it saved someone I felt I LOVED enuf (my partner if in a hostage situation for example i would volunteer if it saved him)

risking life is different and it is a split second decision to do the thing that is needed without thought for yourself. If you knew the outcome was certyain death you probably wouldnt