[Help] How do you define Love?

Reply from msgmurp

msgmurp — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:30:28 +0100

The Most Honored Fabulist Ra the Elder (Robert Heinlein) defined love operationally as “Love” is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own… Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.

Reply from guster32

guster32 — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:03:18 +0100

As Dr. Ralph has implied, love is a very good source of protein-swallowing is nobig deal-being there, well, that would be way better than swallowing, being there is love-if they don’t show up whenyou need them, it definitely is not love-Love exists, and I have experienced the magic-I hope all of you will have the same opportunity in your lives-there is nothing to compare when it’s right!

Reply from M. Wright

M. Wright — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:47:51 +0100

I don’t believe in “love” defined as wanting to spend a lifetime or eternity with a person. I don’t want to spend twenty years with a person. Certainly not every waking minute of every day, or all of my leisure time with another person.

Reply from Dr. Ralph

Dr. Ralph — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:03:02 +0100

Well unless you are paying her it really does mean a lot. Sorry if I infringed upon your delicate sensibilities… not really but I feel better for having said it! Wait, let me beat you to it. Dr. Ralph you are an a$$hole!!!!

Reply from carpe_noctem

carpe_noctem — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:32:46 +0100

[quote Dr. Ralph]If she swallows, it’s love…[/quote]

a$$hole.

Reply from Dr. Ralph

Dr. Ralph — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:29:24 +0100

If she swallows, it’s love…

Reply from carpe_noctem

carpe_noctem — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:11:09 +0100

by how much you give; too little, too much

Reply from Mr. P

Mr. P — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:09:31 +0100

I see love as an intense emotion created by certain combinations of characteristics or stimuli, resulting in the conclusion that this other person or thing’s existence is more important that one’s own.

Reply from bumc

bumc — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:06 +0100

“All you need is love…” I think love and tolerance could solve a lot of societal issues.

Reply from Vilén

Vilén — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:00:57 +0100

I agree with Raining Sky, but *my* definition would be a commitment built over time, a deep trust. No such thing as “falling in love”. The only difference between love for a girlfriend/spouse and love for a friend is that you want to screw the spouse.

Reply from TulipsDream

TulipsDream — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:59:30 +0100

The way I’ve been thinking about it is that you get annoyed with that person and instead of just holding it in you fight about it even though it’ll get the other person mad. You aren’t afraid to say something to them, and you don’t have to censor your thoughts for them. It’s like no matter what they do you’ll be there for them but you won’t always be there for them to cry on your shoulder. Sometimes you have to let them fall on their *** but you will be there to help them back up and teach them what they did wrong.

Love is carelessly thrown around a lot and that is really sad because that also means that people either believe to eargerly in it or don’t believe in it at all. There is also a lot of ways to love, either it be in a friendship or in a romance way.

Reply from Hello users,Im Sandy

Hello users,Im Sandy — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:59:13 +0100

saying love doesnt exsist is like saying beauty doesn’t exist. yes sometimes the beautiful can turn ugly but it doesn’t mean it was never there. how to explain beauty? you cant because it is so different with each individual, just like love. but you can give a broad idea of it. for me love is the willingness to sacrifise for another. love is selfless. love means wanting for someone, or something happiness, health and the well-being of that person or thing. but it hurts. why? because love can be so strong and have such an effect that when it turns on you, and it may because nothing is perfect, it kills you inside. that intense, overwhelming, hard-to-breath, crazy-about-you feeling is what makes it worth it. and you can fall into love, just like how you fell into it in the first place. like i said, just because it turns ugly does not mean the beauty was never there.

Reply from stupidfak

stupidfak — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:54:28 +0100

I define love as the feeling you get when you finally crack your back after months to years of trying

Reply from bumc

bumc — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:51:38 +0100

I think love is an amazing thing that has been used many times in the wrong way. It’s really sad when people throw “I love you” carelessly around. Love is something that people should be open to and accept. Love doesn’t have to equate to a romantic feeling. Love is the feeling of wonderfulness between friends, families, and even self-love (don’t get me wrong, nothing like egotistic!). Love isn’t selfish or loathing; it’s open-minded and happy!

Reply from njwingate

njwingate — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:49:24 +0100

love is amazing. i have been in love with my girlfriend for 17 months. i have heard that love doesn’t really exist, but i think it does

Reply from miss.megg.

miss.megg. — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:46:45 +0100

I don’t think it exists.
Just an idea created by humans to mess with emotions.