I want to hear.
(To be honest I have my own definition, but in the spirit of being young and naïve and innocent and experience-less I'd like to ask those older and wiser and more mature and more experienced than myself first.)
Full Version: Define Love
This is wikis take.
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The word love has many different meanings in English, from something that gives a little pleasure ("I loved that meal") to something one would die for (patriotism, family). It can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state. In ordinary use, it usually refers to interpersonal love. Probably due to its psychological relevance, love is one of the most common themes in art and music.
Just as there are many types of lovers, there are many kinds of love. Love is inherent in all human cultures. It is precisely these cultural differences that make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. See the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. One definition attempting to be universally applicable is Thomas Jay Oord's: to love is to act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others (including God), to promote overall well-being. This definition applies to the positive connotations of love.
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, etcetera. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. According to philosophers, the only goal of life is to be happy. And there is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved. Love is essentially an abstract concept, much easier to experience than to explain. (click the link for the rest of the long article)
Just as there are many types of lovers, there are many kinds of love. Love is inherent in all human cultures. It is precisely these cultural differences that make any universal definition of love difficult to establish. See the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. One definition attempting to be universally applicable is Thomas Jay Oord's: to love is to act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others (including God), to promote overall well-being. This definition applies to the positive connotations of love.
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, etcetera. Different people place varying degrees of importance on the kinds of love they receive. According to philosophers, the only goal of life is to be happy. And there is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved. Love is essentially an abstract concept, much easier to experience than to explain. (click the link for the rest of the long article)
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This guy does a pretty decent job...
Love by a girl is when you see her and the first thing that comes to your mind is not sex.
QUOTE(Menachem E @ Jan 20 2008, 02:59 PM) 
Love by a girl is when you see her and the first thing that comes to your mind is not sex.
That's not Love, that's Ugly.
QUOTE(Pure Myrrh @ Jan 20 2008, 03:11 PM)
That's not Love, that's Ugly.
QUOTE(Pure Myrrh @ Jan 20 2008, 10:11 PM)
That's not Love, that's Ugly.
Today's K-Rebbe MVP Post of the Day award goes to Pure Myrrh.....
QUOTE(Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Jan 20 2008, 03:21 PM)
Today's K-Rebbe MVP Post of the Day award goes to Pure Myrrh.....
Sadly, this actually means something to me....
Thank you so far for your responses.
In your own words, what is it?
In your own words, what is it?
QUOTE (Xi @ Jan 20 2008, 11:01 AM)
I want to hear.
(To be honest I have my own definition)
(To be honest I have my own definition)
QUOTE (Xi @ Jan 20 2008, 08:39 PM)
In your own words, what is it?
I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
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