what is love?

Answer 1

In a basic sense, it's missing someone so much, you never want to leave for long.

Answer 2

What is love? Tricky question. Are you asking what is love in the romantic way or just love in a general? If you are asking the second question, it's what you feel for your relatives or friends. You probably love someone and you must already know how it feels. Now, if you are asking about romantic love, well, what can I say? One of the answerer said that love is some kind of temporary insanity. But this is what we call "to be in love with someone". This is a part of to love someone. A temporary part many times. Sometimes I can't even sleep because I miss someone so much and this makes me feel like a teenager, although I am almost 50. But love turns into a "relative's love" after some time and yes, Doug is right. When you really love someone, you think in this person's well-being prior than in yours. Or in this person's happiness prior than yours. This was a nice quote. This guy thinks like me in this matter, and this is perhaps one of the reasons I love him so much.

I have been reading some of the definitions that the previous answerer posted. Sexual desire is not love. When you love someone in a romantic way, then you feel the need of expressing your love in a physical way too. But sexual desire doesn't mean love in itself.

Ilusion

Answer 3

What is love?

Love is simple.
Love is...
Listening
Listen to people.

Dont wait for your
turn to talk
Just listen.

Look them in the eyes.
Care about what they'ar saying and...
and just listen.

Love is simple.
Love is...
Acknowledging
Acknowledging people
for who they are.
Not for what you wont
them to be.

Just Acknowledging them
Think about all the
people who support you.
Your MUM.
Your DAD.
Your SPOUSE.
Your PARTNER.
Your FRIENDS.

Just Acknowledging them.
Tell them what a difference
they make for YOU.

Pretend that they
dont know the
obvious.
And state the obvious
like it's never been heard before.

It's not the famous people in the world
that make your world
It's your friends
It's your family.
It's your children.

Because...
Love is simple.
Love is...
seeing the ordinary.



Love is...
Something that should be felt everyday.
Love doesn't need to be extraordinary, it can be ordinary.

Part of your life --like a cup of coffee, a daily newspaper,
or a morning run.

Answer 4

Love is patient, kind and understanding. Love is forgiving and knows what is best. If you think that you are in love then you are not. You will know if you are in love. There will be no question to that. If you would die for another person or suffer incredible hardship for them then you have love. If you would sacrifice everything you know for another person then you have love.

Answer 5

to remain independent, to trust that you can let go, and to allow each person to live as an individual - and be able to grow spiritually, emotionally, economically etc.... all the while.

And I firmly believe this form of "perfect love" can only be experienced by those who have come to truly love themselves.

Answer 6

Yeah I think it is a tricky question...cuz lovei n general differs from the love that you have for the opposite sex.

Answer 7

"Love' is what you feel when another persons physical, mental, and spiritual well-being are more important to you than are your own."
(Note that this definition does --not-- include jungle fever ☺)

Doug

Answer 8

a temporary insanity curable by marriage - whom the Gods want to destroy they first drive mad

Answer 9

a chemical imbalance

Answer 10

uhm, plz dont call me stupid..

love /lʌv/
Pronunciation[luhv]
Pronunciation noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun

1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. sexual passion or desire.
4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
7. sexual intercourse; copulation.
8. (initial capital letter) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
11. the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
12. the benevolent affection of God for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
13. Chiefly Tennis. a score of zero; nothing.
14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
–verb (used with object)
15. to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
16. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
17. to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
18. to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
19. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
20. to have sexual intercourse with.
–verb (used without object)
21. to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
—Verb phrase
22. love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.
—Idioms
23. for love,
a. out of affection or liking; for pleasure.
b. without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love.
24. for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
25. in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love.
26. in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of: in love with the girl next door; in love with one's work.
27. make love,
a. to embrace and kiss as lovers.
b. to engage in sexual activity.
28. no love lost, dislike; animosity: There was no love lost between the two brothers.

[Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE lufu, c. OFris luve, OHG luba, Goth lubō; (v.) ME lov(i)en, OE lufian; c. OFris luvia, OHG lubōn to love, L lubére (later libére) to be pleasing; akin to lief]

—Synonyms 1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15. like. 16. adore, adulate, worship.
—Antonyms 1, 2. hatred, dislike. 15, 16. detest, hate.