A conscious, willful decision to act disinterestedly for the benefit of someone wholly other than oneself. In certain theological worldviews, especially Christianity, love takes the form of self-sacrifice and self-giving, even for those to whom one is not chemically, emotionally, nor genetically predisposed to care for(the non-family member, those to whom no sexual attraction is felt, the ugly, the outcast, the societal reject, the unloveable, even the undeserving of love). In Christian theology love occupies such a prominent place that Love is not simply conceived of as a powerful yet impersonal force, but a Person (or, rather, Relationship of Persons), as Christians assert that God Himself not only loves, but IS Love. This is powerfully expressed in the passage from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, which attributes personal characteristics to Love (defined as "charity"), and in the Nicene doctrine of the Holy Trinity, envisioning the Holy Spirit as the Person that 'proceedeth' out of the love relationship between the Father and the Son.
Not to be confused with being "in love", which is purely a temporary neuro-chemical state triggered by the close physical proximity or thoughts of a particular person of the opposite, or same, sex, often linked, directly or indirectly, to the biological imperative to copulate. Such a state can be so powerful to the person experiencing it that it may lead one to actually believe that being "in love" is indeed magical or spiritually transcendent, when such a phenomenon requires no metaphysical explanations.
by Theologist February 25, 2007
Get the lovemug. Well, love is kinda like,
Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Please be waiting for me, baby, when I come around
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight!
Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
Gonna grab some afternoon delight
My motto's always been 'when it's right, it's right'
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night?
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day
And we know the night is always gonna be there any way
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
A little afternoon delight
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Please be waiting for me, baby, when I come around
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
Looking forward to a little afternoon delight
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting
Sky rockets in flight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight
Afternoon delight!
by Peter Bath November 14, 2007
Get the lovemug. by bubbagumxo92 May 15, 2008
Get the lovemug. The happiest feeling in the world...until it goest crashing down on your entire world. You feel like the lonliest person in the world.
better to have loved than to have never loved all...is bs. is it better to have your whole fucking life living in misery?
by esa May 13, 2005
Get the Lovemug. i think love is when u find someone u can be urself with, share anythin...like best friends, love is when u cant even imagine what ur life would be like without that other person and when words dont come close to how ur heart really feels and even though it doesnt make sense to other people, u know ur meant to be together and u spend all night thinkin about that person and in the mornin u've never felt more rested, its like u have to grab onto somethin cos it feels like ur body is about to float away
Theres no example for love, its an overwhelming feeling, u just know when ur in love when the words "i love you" pops out ur mouth
by Leone February 25, 2007
Get the lovemug. AR for TP yeah its the feeling that you cant be without them and you end up putting this thing on urban dictionary just for them
by Joesph is my name April 18, 2007
Get the lovemug. Love completely takes over you. It becomes your utter & complete priority. Love makes you go mad. Whoever you are in love with will have complete power over your emotions. You value this person's life over your own because the very thought of being alive without them hurts. Don’t mistake lust for love. Lust is boners, porn & bases. Now love is when you feel complete, ‘infinite’ when you’re purely with this person. You'll feel a sense of extreme peace & serenity around them. Love is seeing a quote & instantly thinking of them. Love is mistaken often by teenagers in this generation, because they are lonely. But it is also assumed to be something that only older people can obtain, this is false, anyone can fall in love. Love is something that completely knocks you over & takes the breathe out of you. Love bulldozes those walls you build around yourself, you will be so dangerously open to them. Love is precarious & hazardous. You're either so happy things are going well that you can't sleep or so sad things are going bad that you can’t. You will think about this person all the time. You will consider them before making simple actions, you will wonder if they still think about you. The fact that "When a heart breaks it don't break even", is what makes love so dangerous. You’re so vulnerable when you are in love & things can so easily go bad when the feeling is not mutual. Heartbreak- 2 billion songs are written about it. Be careful of love, it is not something to be taken lightly.
"Do you want me to tell you something really submersive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it... It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more." - Erica Jong
by fia8977 September 28, 2012
Get the lovemug.