The brain doesn't work that much even for one to think when he's in love.
2007-08-12 22:18:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The fact you are just wondering you are in love is safely correct to say that you think you are in love. The feeling will comes later if it is truly the love you feel. And this love you are thinking is only ascertained when you already feel it. The thinking method of being in love is the first move before leading to the whole structure and cementing it further with the emotional activity of the heart. The feeling of being in love is therefore the assertion of what you thought of love. That love-thought is only a prelude to feeling.
2007-08-13 00:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by Third P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are thinking about what they feel, and probably somewhat uncertain about it. Whether that's what they are feeling (as opposed to attraction or lust or something) or whether it's a good idea in this case.
But I agree that if you have to say "I think" like that, it probably isn't love as those who have really had the condition know it. Brain just gets blown away, and the whole thing is so very certain. I felt that way about Steve the moment I met him. I didn't dare say it right off, but the feeling was there. However, he had just shaved his beard, and looked about 16 or 17. I couldn't dare to admit how overwhelmed I was about a guy I didn't even think was legal. Imagine my relief when I learned he was acually 27!
2007-08-13 02:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there are several factors. One factor is that society is using "I feel" as if it is interchangeable with "I think".
The other factor is that love ought to be a choice; act of the will as well as a feeling. We have no control over feelings. I cannot help how I feel but love embraces a decision.
Another factor is that deep down there is a understanding that love has some supernatural aspect. Matches are made "in heaven". "God sent you to me". "We were made for each other." These are all things that we often hear about love.
2007-08-12 23:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess because they do not realize that the emotions in general and the emotion of love in particular are far from being logical, yet in the use of the term I think I am in love they try to make it seem to be intellectual, if it is love there is no logic, love does not understand things like age, distance, or differences, it only feels the intensity of the desire to find love in return.
2007-08-12 22:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by cowboy_christian_fellowship 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emotion, let alone love, has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the heart. Emotion is felt by the brain. The heart is merely a glorified pump.
2007-08-14 08:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, to be accurate, "feelings" of love do not originate from the heart. the heart is an organ that pumps your blood.
that said, your question is interesting. some parts of our brain, for instance, the amygdala, are devoted to emotional processing, while others in the "neocortex" (i.e., prefrontal cortex) are needed for rational thought. these two parts of our brain form a delicate balance to determine how we "think" and "feel." did you know that people in love actually suppress their prefrontal cortex, i.e., the rational "thinking" part of their brain? likewise, too much rational thinking can sometimes spoil the emotional intensity of romance.
so, it all does happen in the brain, and we can never truly untangle the interactions between "feelings" and "rational thinking." given this, the answer to your question may lie in one's definition of thinking. imagine that overall "thinking" takes contributions of both emotional processing and *rational* thinking. (you have heard of irrational thinking, which i should mention, we usually think of as derailed by emotions) if you do accept this definition, then one can "think" they are in love.
2007-08-12 22:41:46 · answer #6 · answered by crazydiamond399 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I am in love." For this statement to be true, one has to recognize the emotions as those associated with being in love. If one is truly in love, it overwhelms you and leaves little doubt as to what one is experiencing, yet we may experience a diluted or reduced form of being in love, where we do not trust or are uncertain of the nature of ones emotions. This is when we will use the prefix "I think", before "I'm in love."
2007-08-12 22:58:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's depend on the person, if the person really in love, then his heart will talk before his mind and he will say "I fell am in love", but if the person is just not sure from that he will just think about it and he will say "I think am in love".
2007-08-12 23:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This suppose to be said "I feel i am in love".
But,...
The issue with people is, they use the word 'think', if they are not 100% confident enough. In the early situation, there will be doubts, if one is in love or not. Once he/she is sure about it, they can say "i am in love".
2007-08-12 22:38:56 · answer #9 · answered by iamurfriend 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but I never use either. When I am in love that is exactly what I say "I am in love"! I don't use the love word unless I truely mean it, its a powerful word that can bring great joy or great pain.
2007-08-13 02:22:48 · answer #10 · answered by ITALIAN PRINCESS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋