what IS love?

[AnkaraTheFallen]

It's an amazing feeling that is almost impossible to explain to people.

And to all those people who just say it is a chemical reaction and means nothing, I feel sorry for you.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Definition: "Love" is making a shot to the knees of a target 120 kilometers away using an Aratech sniper rifle with a tri-light scope.

Who?

Oh hush you meatbag.

OT: I'm not sure what love is. When you find out, let me know.

 

[Ulvai]

That about sum it up for you?

I second that. Biochemistry.

 

[dystopiaINC]

love

it's a pain in your chest when you can't be with them, it's a panicked rat in your guts biting everything when you think about them. it the knife they stab you without ever realizing, with little things, their words, their random hugs, and their small common gestures of close friendship. it's the twist of that knife when you respond to them but can never tell them the truth. you don't hold her hand because your friends like she does, you hold it because you love her to death. love is what happens to you when you lose all control over how you feel and have that control given to somebody else, and they may never even know that have it. it's opening up you heart for a sucker-punch every minute of every day, and it's an overrated pain in the ass.

don't let yourself fall for anybody, ever. you'll only get torn up stepped on and spit out, and if your like me, and you fall for a girl who is already in a relationship you may never even be able to tell them how you feel. and the things they do with out that knowledge are almost worse than things they can do with it, and won't even know that they hurt you, because your their friend and they don't want to hurt you. but they have no idea.

 

[Layzor]

Problem here is that we only have one word for many things, the Greeks did it better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_words_for_love

 

[Gottesstrafe]

simple question really... how do you know what love is... and if your in love?

Wait, are you trying to say "I Want to Know What Love Is"?


[small]*smack* Ow! Why'd I hit myself?[/small]

Alright, alright. I can't claim to know much about it, but I do know that I Would Do Anything For Love.

 

[hazabaza1]

An opportunity for people to go "I'M EDGY AND LOVE IS TERRIBLE AND NOTHING OF WORTH COMES FROM IT WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH"

I personally, have never found love, so I don't know.

 

[JoJo]

Too many people here are focusing on romantic love, I'd say there's roughly 4 types between people:

1) Love for a romantic partner
2) Love of a parent for their child
3) Love of a child for their parent
4) Love for a sibling or close friend

These catergories aren't firmly defined, for example my sister is so much younger than myself that even though she is my sibling we have more of parent-child relationship, so that love would come under catergory 2 rather than 4.

If you truly love someone, then you are willing to give everything, even your life, in a heartbeat for them. That's what I think anyway.

 

[TH3_D15HWA5H3R]

love

it's a pain in your chest when you can't be with them, it's a panicked rat in your guts biting everything when you think about them. it the knife they stab you without ever realizing, with little things, their words, their random hugs, and their small common gestures of close friendship. it's the twist of that knife when you respond to them but can never tell them the truth. you don't hold her hand because your friends like she does, you hold it because you love her to death. love is what happens to you when you lose all control over how you feel and have that control given to somebody else, and they may never even know that have it. it's opening up you heart for a sucker-punch every minute of every day, and it's an overrated pain in the ass.

don't let yourself fall for anybody, ever. you'll only get torn up stepped on and spit out, and if your like me, and you fall for a girl who is already in a relationship you may never even be able to tell them how you feel. and the things they do with out that knowledge are almost worse than things they can do with it, and won't even know that they hurt you, because your their friend and they don't want to hurt you. but they have no idea.

holy crap... your me but not me... story of my life right there!

 

[artanis_neravar]

baby don't hurt me,
don't hurt me,
no more...

Damn it! well you win, congratulations.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

... actually, that song has been running through my head ever since I saw the thread title...

It should be running through everyone's head right now.

I heard love being referred to as an unconscious choice, I'd say it sums it up well.

 

[Feralcentaur]

An emotion felt to deter people from harming those who are useful to them.
If a mother didn't love her child, she'd be less likely to protect the child and that child is required for her genetic legacy to live on.
If you didn't feel love for your Spouse then you're less likely to to protect them, and they're more likely to die which will prevent you from having a child or if you already have one it will make raising the child more difficult.
If you didn't love your friends then you could more easily lose an ally that could potentially help you when you need it.

It's Irrational for me to feel love when I have little interest in preserving my genetic legacy, but I do anyways, and it makes me feel nice and happy and stuff. Although I would recommend getting people you like for their personalty and they like you back instead of loving people just because, because love is a dangerous thing.

And now if you'll excuse me... *Starts moving head back and forth*

Love = Like + Lust + Trust.

Pretty much this... Why does the best feeling emotion have to be the most saddening when you explain it?

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

... actually, that song has been running through my head ever since I saw the thread title...

It should be running through everyone's head right now.

I heard love being referred to as an unconscious choice, I'd say it sums it up well.

I've been trying not to post this, but....

 

[Ghengis John]

Me? For me it means there's one person in the world I couldn't kill even if they were charging at me with a knife.

And that's one too many.

HAHAHAHA... You sound quite ridiculous you know. Do people charge at you with knives often?

You can't really dismiss it as "overrated" if it's never happened to you. That's like giving a movie you haven't seen bad scores just because it's popular. Seriously, I used to have that same mindset as you. I wasn't even wanting to fall in love when it happened.

Also, it is chemicals doing the work, but so is everything else you've ever done. Plus, when you're in love you don't even care.

I like you.

 

[Engarde]

To all those who say it is lust + trust, does that mean one cannot have love without lust? That doesn't quite sound right to me, at least.

 

[Ghengis John]

To all those who say it is lust + trust, does that mean one cannot have love without lust? That doesn't quite sound right to me, at least.

That's been on my mind as well. I'm pretty sure most people don't want to get it on with their children or their siblings. Let's just accept that they're not talking about that kind of love.

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

Love is awesome, no further exploration into the chemistry of it is necessary.

You know you're really in love when, after the head spinning period of the first month or so is over and the relationship stops being a 'new' experience, you still want to be with the person and can't imagine being with anyone else.

 

[Sandernista]

love

it's a pain in your chest when you can't be with them, it's a panicked rat in your guts biting everything when you think about them. it the knife they stab you without ever realizing, with little things, their words, their random hugs, and their small common gestures of close friendship. it's the twist of that knife when you respond to them but can never tell them the truth. you don't hold her hand because your friends like she does, you hold it because you love her to death. love is what happens to you when you lose all control over how you feel and have that control given to somebody else, and they may never even know that have it. it's opening up you heart for a sucker-punch every minute of every day, and it's an overrated pain in the ass.

don't let yourself fall for anybody, ever. you'll only get torn up stepped on and spit out, and if your like me, and you fall for a girl who is already in a relationship you may never even be able to tell them how you feel. and the things they do with out that knowledge are almost worse than things they can do with it, and won't even know that they hurt you, because your their friend and they don't want to hurt you. but they have no idea.

Love is when you can't help but smile when you think about them. When their every gesture just makes your life that much better. When you can tell them anything. When you trust someone so much you can let them hold your heart and know they would never think of hurting you.

Love is great. Gives you so much more than it takes.

It also does not have to be romantic love, I have all these feelings for my dog, my mom, and my girlfriend.