What is "Love"?

[GooBeyond]

Hmmm, are we speaking about the same things? I might misunderstand, but what I deduce from your post is that you think I speak of apathy and hate as similar?

No, I do not say that. I say that love and hate is not necessarily opposites, but rather two versions of the same feeling of obsession. It's just that love tend to be more of a positive obsession, while hate is when you are obsessed but negatively biased against the person/thing/etc.

Apathy is thus the opposite, as I see it, as apathy makes you not care about anything, whereas hate/love makes you care infinitely about something/everything.

That is my view of it, based on my own experiences. (And believe me, I have been through some tough shit, too.) If you have anything to add, please do so.


By the way, I must say it again, that if I have misinterpreted your message, I am sorry for the unnecessary arguing.

well, that is one way to put it, and im not saying its wrong, its just different from what i experienced.
for me, hate is more like extreme/forced apathy (that's why i said apathy is denial, hate is something more) to a point that if someone even hurts the person you hate, you're still indifferent (probably will enjoy it to !)
you wont spend time thinking about that person you hate (as opposed to love), the feeling just kicks in when you see them and you have to bear their existence
(drives you nuts if it goes on for long, since you have to force yourself to be indifferent toward their actions, because you're powerless and can't stand up against them)
that's why i think hate and love are extreme opposites, one is unlimited caring and nurturing, the other is extreme apathy.
and i'm sorry too, to take your time, and i see now that my previous message is quite unclear. but its nice to see different thoughts one the issue.

 

[Zersy]

What is/does the definition/concept of "love" mean to you?

As always, thank you for your time and posts.

Love is Lust Mis Spelt.

That or What Yahtzee once said.

D'you actually mean that, or are you just being silly?

A lil mix of both.

 

[Mr. Gency]

Before anyone else

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

Damn! beat me to it!

 

[Lazy Kitty]

A sensation you get due to a mixture of chemicals in your brain.

 

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

Love is a psycholigical emotion. unexplainable, and unreasonable. that is your short answer.

 

[Taneer]

Love, cynically stated, is a combination of our desires for sex and belonging, which are two of the strongest in our mind, which is why it consumes the many.

 

[MrJohnson]

Love means never having to say you're sorry.

 

[AMMO Kid]

Love is when a group of gamers can put aside their differences, and band together to defeat the monster that is Zynga

 

[zHellas]

Before anyone else

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

Goddamn ninjas!

But love is basically chemical reactions and such, but when put to a bigger scale is much more than that.