what is love?
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can ask as this fourm? sorry mod, i just can't find any suitable forum.
So can anyone can explain to me about love. newbie here
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Dunno.
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how do you know you love a girl/yr mother/father? can describe?
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depends on love what
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i love eating watermelons, durians, lychees and mangos.
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Love is the attachment that results from deeply appreciating another's goodness.
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Again this question?
I think it is asked hundred times in here.... -
like that also can?????????Originally posted by Ristar:i love eating watermelons, durians, lychees and mangos. -
so can u explain??Originally posted by CannyOng:Again this question?
I think it is asked hundred times in here.... -
love is many a splendid thing! love is kind, love is considerate, love is compassion, love is unselfish sacrifice, love is caring for people, love is not boastful, love is tolearance, love is positive communication, love is . . . . .Originally posted by relax_crown:can ask as this fourm? sorry mod, i just can't find any suitable forum.
So can anyone can explain to me about love. newbie here
Thank you
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yr last sentence love is sex??????is so? why?Originally posted by zix1:love is many a splendid thing! love is kind, love is considerate, love is compassion, love is unselfish sacrifice, love is caring for people, love is not boastful, love is tolearance, love is positive communication, love is . . . . . -
love is the opposite of hate...
tat is......
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Love is a constellation of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness.[1] The meaning of love varies relative to context. Romantic love is seen as an ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in passionate or intimate attraction and intimate interpersonal and sexual relationships.[2] Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a wider connection, a love of humanity, of nature, with life itself, or a oneness with the universe, a universal love or karma. Love can also be construed as Platonic love,[3] religious love,[4] familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods.[5][2] This diverse range of meanings in the singular word love is often contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.
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* 1 Definitions
* 2 Scientific views
o 2.1 Biology of love
o 2.2 Psychology of love
* 3 Philosophical views
* 4 Religious views
* 5 Cultural views
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes
* 8 References
Definitions
The definition of love is the subject of considerable debate, enduring speculation and thoughtful introspection. The difficulty of finding a universal definition for love is typically tackled by classifying it into types, such as passionate love, romantic love, and committed love. These types of love can often be generalized into a level of sexual attraction. In common use, love has two primary meanings, the first being an indication of adoration for another person or thing, and the second being a state of relational status. Love is an act of identifying with a person or thing, capable of even including oneself (cf. narcissism). Dictionaries tend to define love as deep affection or fondness.[1] In colloquial use, according to polled opinion, the most favored definitions of love involve altruism, selflessness, friendship, union, family, and bonding or connecting with another.[6]
Thomas Jay Oord has defined love in various scholarly publications as acting intentionally, in sympathetic response to others (including God), to promote overall well-being. Oord means for his definition to be sufficient for research in ethics, religion, and science.
The different aspects of love can be roughly illustrated by comparing their corollaries and opposites. As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more mutual and "pure" form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, although other connotations of love may be applied to close friendships as well.
The very existence of love is sometimes subject to debate. Some categorically reject the notion as false or meaningless.[citation needed] Others call it a recently-invented abstraction, sometimes dating the "invention" to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages.[citation needed] Others maintain that love really exists, and is not an abstraction, but is undefinable, being essentially spiritual or metaphysical in nature.[citation needed] Some psychologists maintain that love is the action of lending one's "boundary" or "self-esteem" to another.[citation needed] Others attempt to define love by applying the definition to everyday life.[citation needed]
Cultural differences make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, love for the respect of others, etc. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. Love is essentially an abstract concept,[citation needed] easier to experience than to explain. Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from Virgil's "Love conquers all" to The Beatles' "All you need is love".
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sex is part of love. sex is not love, love is not sex.Originally posted by relax_crown:yr last sentence love is sex??????is so? why? -
wow, u - you are an expert in love?!!!Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:Love is a constellation of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness.[1] The meaning of love varies relative to context. Romantic love is seen as an ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in passionate or intimate attraction and intimate interpersonal and sexual relationships.[2] Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a wider connection, a love of humanity, of nature, with life itself, or a oneness with the universe, a universal love or karma. Love can also be construed as Platonic love,[3] religious love,[4] familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods.[5][2] This diverse range of meanings in the singular word love is often contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.
Contents
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* 1 Definitions
* 2 Scientific views
o 2.1 Biology of love
o 2.2 Psychology of love
* 3 Philosophical views
* 4 Religious views
* 5 Cultural views
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes
* 8 References
Definitions
The definition of love is the subject of considerable debate, enduring speculation and thoughtful introspection. The difficulty of finding a universal definition for love is typically tackled by classifying it into types, such as passionate love, romantic love, and committed love. These types of love can often be generalized into a level of sexual attraction. In common use, love has two primary meanings, the first being an indication of adoration for another person or thing, and the second being a state of relational status. Love is an act of identifying with a person or thing, capable of even including oneself (cf. narcissism). Dictionaries tend to define love as deep affection or fondness.[1] In colloquial use, according to polled opinion, the most favored definitions of love involve altruism, selflessness, friendship, union, family, and bonding or connecting with another.[6]
Thomas Jay Oord has defined love in various scholarly publications as acting intentionally, in sympathetic response to others (including God), to promote overall well-being. Oord means for his definition to be sufficient for research in ethics, religion, and science.
The different aspects of love can be roughly illustrated by comparing their corollaries and opposites. As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more mutual and "pure" form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, although other connotations of love may be applied to close friendships as well.
The very existence of love is sometimes subject to debate. Some categorically reject the notion as false or meaningless.[citation needed] Others call it a recently-invented abstraction, sometimes dating the "invention" to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages.[citation needed] Others maintain that love really exists, and is not an abstraction, but is undefinable, being essentially spiritual or metaphysical in nature.[citation needed] Some psychologists maintain that love is the action of lending one's "boundary" or "self-esteem" to another.[citation needed] Others attempt to define love by applying the definition to everyday life.[citation needed]
Cultural differences make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, love for the respect of others, etc. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. Love is essentially an abstract concept,[citation needed] easier to experience than to explain. Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from Virgil's "Love conquers all" to The Beatles' "All you need is love".
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thanks for help,andrew... copy and paste 1???? hahaOriginally posted by AndrewPKYap:Love is a constellation of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness.[1] The meaning of love varies relative to context. Romantic love is seen as an ineffable feeling of intense attraction shared in passionate or intimate attraction and intimate interpersonal and sexual relationships.[2] Though often linked to personal relations, love is often given a wider connection, a love of humanity, of nature, with life itself, or a oneness with the universe, a universal love or karma. Love can also be construed as Platonic love,[3] religious love,[4] familial love, and, more casually, great affection for anything considered strongly pleasurable, desirable, or preferred, to include activities and foods.[5][2] This diverse range of meanings in the singular word love is often contrasted with the plurality of Greek words for love, reflecting the concept's depth, versatility, and complexity.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Definitions
* 2 Scientific views
o 2.1 Biology of love
o 2.2 Psychology of love
* 3 Philosophical views
* 4 Religious views
* 5 Cultural views
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes
* 8 References
Definitions
The definition of love is the subject of considerable debate, enduring speculation and thoughtful introspection. The difficulty of finding a universal definition for love is typically tackled by classifying it into types, such as passionate love, romantic love, and committed love. These types of love can often be generalized into a level of sexual attraction. In common use, love has two primary meanings, the first being an indication of adoration for another person or thing, and the second being a state of relational status. Love is an act of identifying with a person or thing, capable of even including oneself (cf. narcissism). Dictionaries tend to define love as deep affection or fondness.[1] In colloquial use, according to polled opinion, the most favored definitions of love involve altruism, selflessness, friendship, union, family, and bonding or connecting with another.[6]
Thomas Jay Oord has defined love in various scholarly publications as acting intentionally, in sympathetic response to others (including God), to promote overall well-being. Oord means for his definition to be sufficient for research in ethics, religion, and science.
The different aspects of love can be roughly illustrated by comparing their corollaries and opposites. As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more mutual and "pure" form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, although other connotations of love may be applied to close friendships as well.
The very existence of love is sometimes subject to debate. Some categorically reject the notion as false or meaningless.[citation needed] Others call it a recently-invented abstraction, sometimes dating the "invention" to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages.[citation needed] Others maintain that love really exists, and is not an abstraction, but is undefinable, being essentially spiritual or metaphysical in nature.[citation needed] Some psychologists maintain that love is the action of lending one's "boundary" or "self-esteem" to another.[citation needed] Others attempt to define love by applying the definition to everyday life.[citation needed]
Cultural differences make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, love for the respect of others, etc. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. Love is essentially an abstract concept,[citation needed] easier to experience than to explain. Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from Virgil's "Love conquers all" to The Beatles' "All you need is love".
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y cannot?Originally posted by relax_crown:like that also can????????? -
wrong.Originally posted by ispyyy:love is the opposite of hate...
tat is......
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Right! hahaha so you should restructure your question to focus on an area you want to discuss or else the question is so broad where to start?Originally posted by relax_crown:thanks for help,andrew... copy and paste 1???? haha -
i want to ask is why a boy love a girl and a girl love a boy. i just don't know how to express all this in words. As there are many bgr i see.hmmOriginally posted by AndrewPKYap:Right! hahaha so you should restructure your question to focus on an area you want to discuss or else the question is so broad where to start?
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oh... interesting...Originally posted by Ferret:wrong. -
The simple answer is "Brain Chemicals". The reason why a boy loves a girl is the same reason why people feel hunger.Originally posted by relax_crown:i want to ask is why a boy love a girl and a girl love a boy. i just don't know how to express all this in words. As there are many bgr i see.hmm
i know this question very hard to answer. but got very confuse with this
You eat when you are hungry. In the same way, a boy will look for a girl and the girl will look for a boy because they are "love hungry".
Food hunger is simple and direct and easier to explain.
Love hunger is complicated and "messy" because it involves another person and is more difficult to explain.
Remember that if you are hungry for food, you will be miserable if you do not eat. Similarly if you are hungry for love and you do not satisfy it, you will also be miserable.
Why must people be hungry for love? The same reasons why people "must be" hungry for food. Just because you do not die if you do not feed your love hunger, does not mean that it will not make you miserable.
If you are aware of the forces working within you (that is called, getting to know yourself) and you do not deny them or suppress them, you will have an idea how to make yourself happy. -
ok i understand already. nice explain with food haha...Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:The simple answer is "Brain Chemicals". The reason why a boy loves a girl is the same reason why people feel hunger.
You eat when you are hungry. In the same way, a boy will look for a girl and the girl will look for a boy because they are "love hungry".
Food hunger is simple and direct and easier to explain.
Love hunger is complicated and "messy" because it involves another person and is more difficult to explain.
Remember that if you are hungry for food, you will be miserable if you do not eat. Similarly if you are hungry for love and you do not satisfy it, you will also be miserable.
Why must people be hungry for love? The same reasons why people "must be" hungry for food. Just because you do not die if you do not feed your love hunger, does not mean that it will not make you miserable.
If you are aware of the forces working within you (that is called, getting to know yourself) and you do not deny them or suppress them, you will have an idea how to make yourself happy. -
You are a very smart person... like this, so polite and humble... you will learn many things about life...Originally posted by relax_crown:ok i understand already. nice explain with food haha... -
lol... somehow, after reading the above, it gives me cold chill...Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:You are a very smart person... like this, so polite and humble... you will learn many things about life...