Hello, I would just like to get peoples perspective to what their own meaning of love is to them... This may seem silly, but I am curious to see how different people respond... For me, love means an unconditional caring for some one... Patience, no anger, just a deep rooted feeling that feels so good for someone and you would do anything for .................................<img src="i/expressions/beer.gif" border="0">
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What is love?
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Love is quite possibly one of the best and worst things a person can posess. It's that feeling of truly knowing your soul is aligned with another, the joy of seeing that person's smile, or looking into their eyes, is something you'll only be able to find in few people. Knowing that, and that you would die to ensure their happiness, and knowing that they love you with all they have, is one of the most powerful things in nature. In that vein, love can be destructive. True love tears apart families, kingdoms, and people. When I think of love that destroys, I think of the ill-fated Romeo and Juliet, who would rather die than be apart. Love is, to me, a powerful and affecting force.
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Love is..."Higher than a mountain, love is..deeper than water"<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">--Andy Gibb
It took me about 12 years to figure out what love is, that is presuming you are looking for the meaning of love in a marriage relationship.
There are actually three forms of love; love for mankind, love for family, and love in marriage.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
There was a pamphlet passed out to me several years ago, during the time a girl I had a crush on dumped me, but I held on to the pamphlet, hoping someday it'll make sense to me.
However, now that I understand it better, if I found where I put it, and pulled it out, all I'd do is regurgitate what someone else wrote. So, the best I can give is based on my experience through divorce and remarriage, with what I remember from the pamphlet as a guidance for me. (and hope it make sense to you from another point of view, or confers with what you think)
Love is worrying about how the other person is, if they are safely at home (or out of any danger). Love is equal trust with each other. It is also knowing the other one isn't feeling good, and doing something nice or unexpected (like getting up in the morning for work, making your own breakfast, and giving them a kiss goodbye before leaving for work)
Love is not having to worry what the other one is doing with your finances or property. Love is communication, without the need to lie, or deceit; be lied to, or be decieved by.
As Allie indicated, I agree with <blockquote>Quote
<hr>...one of the best and worst things a person can posess.<hr></blockquote> Love will pull you up, and take you down, too! (As in the J. Geils song, "Love Stinks"<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">, it sometimes does!), yea, and sometimes, as the Bon Jovi song indicates, "You give love a bad name"<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">, comes to the one who decieves, or cheats on you!
However, though the saying is cruel, but true; being better to loved and be dumped, than never love at all...for my interpretation, those who never experienced love, it's ups and downs, would probably never understand relationships.
(I guess I'm paraphrasing a lot of songs, eh?!)
Though Love can be like some other songs, "You Light up my Life..."<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">--Debbie Boone
In all seriousness, Love is a powerful feeling that can never change a person's way of thinking, nor their belief. When it's a one-way street, the person who gives but never receives is one who will be broken hearted in the end, for Love IS a two way street! All give and no take will also eventually drain the love out of a person, and maybe even turn it into hatred!
The good thing about Love being so strong as to never change a person's way of thinking or belief, is that it can also last a long time, maybe even forever!!
(had to add my perspective, too!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0"> )
Oh, forgot to add, without a little argument (excluding money, that's a waste of energy and time), there would be no chance for understanding each other's differences, and coming to an agreement on it. (Also, no chance for making up..Woo Woo!!)
It took me about 12 years to figure out what love is, that is presuming you are looking for the meaning of love in a marriage relationship.
There are actually three forms of love; love for mankind, love for family, and love in marriage.<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0">
There was a pamphlet passed out to me several years ago, during the time a girl I had a crush on dumped me, but I held on to the pamphlet, hoping someday it'll make sense to me.
However, now that I understand it better, if I found where I put it, and pulled it out, all I'd do is regurgitate what someone else wrote. So, the best I can give is based on my experience through divorce and remarriage, with what I remember from the pamphlet as a guidance for me. (and hope it make sense to you from another point of view, or confers with what you think)
Love is worrying about how the other person is, if they are safely at home (or out of any danger). Love is equal trust with each other. It is also knowing the other one isn't feeling good, and doing something nice or unexpected (like getting up in the morning for work, making your own breakfast, and giving them a kiss goodbye before leaving for work)
Love is not having to worry what the other one is doing with your finances or property. Love is communication, without the need to lie, or deceit; be lied to, or be decieved by.
As Allie indicated, I agree with <blockquote>Quote
<hr>...one of the best and worst things a person can posess.<hr></blockquote> Love will pull you up, and take you down, too! (As in the J. Geils song, "Love Stinks"<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">, it sometimes does!), yea, and sometimes, as the Bon Jovi song indicates, "You give love a bad name"<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">, comes to the one who decieves, or cheats on you!
However, though the saying is cruel, but true; being better to loved and be dumped, than never love at all...for my interpretation, those who never experienced love, it's ups and downs, would probably never understand relationships.
(I guess I'm paraphrasing a lot of songs, eh?!)
Though Love can be like some other songs, "You Light up my Life..."<img src="i/expressions/musicnote.gif" border="0">--Debbie Boone
In all seriousness, Love is a powerful feeling that can never change a person's way of thinking, nor their belief. When it's a one-way street, the person who gives but never receives is one who will be broken hearted in the end, for Love IS a two way street! All give and no take will also eventually drain the love out of a person, and maybe even turn it into hatred!
The good thing about Love being so strong as to never change a person's way of thinking or belief, is that it can also last a long time, maybe even forever!!
(had to add my perspective, too!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0"> )
Oh, forgot to add, without a little argument (excluding money, that's a waste of energy and time), there would be no chance for understanding each other's differences, and coming to an agreement on it. (Also, no chance for making up..Woo Woo!!)
Ahhh, this reminded me of a song - Perhaps Love (song and lyrics by John Denver).
Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you
Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through
Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you