by beatrice c. June 25, 2007
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 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.
by fwe22 December 27, 2006
LOVE is a subjective matter as all other feelings. In my life LOVE is operationlized everyday with a new sense of; who I am, how I feel "around my man" and how he effects my life.
You know when s/he is down you can't help but be sad. Your happiness is tied with him/her. The ups & downs of life are incomplete without sharing with that one person. Being able to rely on someone with your most intimate decisions/thoughts/experiences without doubts. A word from her/him has the power of making your day brighter than the sun or send you hidding under covers eating a bucket of choclate ice-cream. Pretty much everything in life takes a new meaning.
I don't believe that love has boundries and can only be shared with a bf/gf or husband/wife. The tiles are limiting and create a false sense of belonging. Even though it does give you a sense of security as we are psychologically programmed to view/feel things a certain way by society.
You know when s/he is down you can't help but be sad. Your happiness is tied with him/her. The ups & downs of life are incomplete without sharing with that one person. Being able to rely on someone with your most intimate decisions/thoughts/experiences without doubts. A word from her/him has the power of making your day brighter than the sun or send you hidding under covers eating a bucket of choclate ice-cream. Pretty much everything in life takes a new meaning.
I don't believe that love has boundries and can only be shared with a bf/gf or husband/wife. The tiles are limiting and create a false sense of belonging. Even though it does give you a sense of security as we are psychologically programmed to view/feel things a certain way by society.
by AngeL from HeLL March 08, 2006
Woah MAN, when i look at that girl, I feel like i have a piece of apple in my throat! I love her, just wanna swallow her down!
by chellepatel November 21, 2011
Love is a complex concept drawing from various ideas and concepts. At its core, love involves attraction, (not necessarily sexual,) and positive emotional attachment, as well an invoking motivations of loyalty, devotion, and/or trust. Love involves several different definitions, however, only the romantic version will be discussed.
“Love” can be defined as a highly idealized romantic relationship between a partner or spouse, or more specifically, the central motivating and sustaining factor of that relationship. In this case, "love" is an intangible emotional, (or in extreme cases, metaphysical) force in which a person understands and accepts every part of their partner, and are motivated to devote themselves to this person. Often this is defined as being "fate," or otherwise beyond one's control. "Falling in love" being the most common descriptor of this supposed phenomena, with falling carrying with it an accidental or unexpected connotation. The causes for this schema are centered around two key factors: the appeal that love simply "occurs" or is "fated" or is "an accident" is obvious, as it implies that it is easier to occur, harder to screw up, or more likely, (or even inevitable.) The second of these factors is the misunderstanding of "love" as "infatuation," "obsession," or "attraction." These are biological, behavioral, and social forces, and are certainly not synonymous or interchangeable with the almost mystical concept of "love."
“Love” can be defined as a highly idealized romantic relationship between a partner or spouse, or more specifically, the central motivating and sustaining factor of that relationship. In this case, "love" is an intangible emotional, (or in extreme cases, metaphysical) force in which a person understands and accepts every part of their partner, and are motivated to devote themselves to this person. Often this is defined as being "fate," or otherwise beyond one's control. "Falling in love" being the most common descriptor of this supposed phenomena, with falling carrying with it an accidental or unexpected connotation. The causes for this schema are centered around two key factors: the appeal that love simply "occurs" or is "fated" or is "an accident" is obvious, as it implies that it is easier to occur, harder to screw up, or more likely, (or even inevitable.) The second of these factors is the misunderstanding of "love" as "infatuation," "obsession," or "attraction." These are biological, behavioral, and social forces, and are certainly not synonymous or interchangeable with the almost mystical concept of "love."
by Iron Penguin October 27, 2010
Jane: Omg Jon, I can't believe you stole the answers to that test and gave it to me! I feel so degraded now!
John: I did it outta love :(
John: I did it outta love :(
by ihatelifemorethanyou November 10, 2009
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.
by santacruzBZ July 11, 2008