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A strong emotional bond towards something, usually a person, including strong feelings of care and affection, and a desire to keep a long-term positive relationship going with the loved one.

Love is often confused with sex, particularly due to the way society has sexualised shows of affection over recent decades. However, people may love parents and siblings, and may love close friends and cousins in much the same way- sexual relationships are different mainly due to the additional sexual element, not the love itself.

Love also shouldn't be confused with lust- attachment based on sexual desire alone, with no emotional attachment, is rarely sustainable and usually ends in a painful falling out with the person concerned.

Love can sometimes be abused for destructive purposes- people are expected to be prepared to make sacrifices for loved ones, so for example possessive partners may demand that one cuts off one's friends on request to "show" one's love for the partner.

The above caveats apart, love is a wonderful thing that is fundamental to keeping people happy and maintaining bonds within society.
love by fwe22 February 25, 2007
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a feeling of wonderment and joy.
a feeling of being wanted, and cared for.
I love my wesley, we care for each other
love by beatrice c. July 26, 2007
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When two people like each other but they do not know that the other person like them back is unknown love
Boy: I don't know. She won't ever like me.
Girl: Don't say that. You're amazing.
Boy: I just want her to know how I feel.
Girl: Then tell her.
Boy: She won't like me...
Girl : How do you know that?
Boy: I can just tell.
Girl: Well just tell her.
Boy: What should I say?
Girl: Tell her how much you like her!
Boy: I tell her that daily.
Girl : What do you mean?
Boy: I'm always with her. I love her.
Girl: I know how you feel. I have the same problem.
Girl;But he'll never
Girl:like me...
Boy: Wait. Who do you like?
Girl: Oh some boy.
Girl : She does.
Boy: How do you know..?
Girl: Because, who wouldn't like you?
Boy: You.
Girl : You're right, I don't like you, I love you
Boy: I love you too.
Girl: So are you going to talk to her?
Boy: I just did.
Love by DanishBlonde January 3, 2008
according to iago from athello, marely a branch of the main tree; Sex

its also used as a controversial justfication from the very things that quite possibly and ignorently kill abit of this world
shakespeare was the man how created emotions in the modern hunman filled inbreeds in todays society. love is probably the most controversial as it's used to justify; marriages, people being togheter, and oddly enough, the same justifcation for killings and rape.
love by will, escott February 23, 2008
A word people use to describe their feelings for each other after having sex for the first time.
Guy 1: Hey, is it true you had sex with Emily?
Guy 2: Yeah, it's true.
Guy 1: So how do you feel about it?
Guy 2: I think I love her
Love by Damnedbydurberg September 4, 2011
love is when yu can feel comfortable being around that person and no matter how cute or ugly yu look they stare into yur eyes like they dont even notice.
love by santacruzBZ June 22, 2008
-the most amazing feeling ever known to nature.
-something that completely and utterly rules your life. When you TRULY love someone, they are on your mind 24/7.
-it is unconditional. it will NOT go away.
even if you get in a fight with him/her, you will still love them with every ounce of your being.
-an indiscribable feeling that overwhelms you with joy.
-the ability to be blinded by just the happieness you feel when you think of their name.
the greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return.
love by no what is YOUR name August 2, 2008