What does love mean to you?

I don't know really.
I don't want to fall in love again. I was in love once and it really hurt - it's a law of nature that any person I'm attracted to is automatically not interested in me.
I think "love" is a word that is overused by a lot of people. And a lot of the time I think "love" is just this term that people use to try'n excuse their pathetic desire to have sex all the time. It's a word that, I feel, is often used wrongly.
It'd be nice to think that one day I'll fall in love with someone who actually returns my feelings but I honestly can't see that happening.

"Love." I used to throw that word around a lot, until I actually did fall in love and found out what it really meant.

Before then, I also thought the term "broken heart" was bull****. It's not.

A lot of you kids will find out that there's a huge difference between love and a crush.

Jesus. Somebody post a happier topic for me to reply to.

Hmmm...

My definition of true love is accepting someone for who they are-the good and the bad and loving them anyway. It's caring for someone that you would do anything for them-even die. Jesus is love.


Ok, so maybe it was kinda corny but...that's my perception of it.




ks

I think love is just being able to stare at a person for hours and not get tired of it. I think, if you really love at someone, you could just sit and look at them for the rest of your life.

Originally posted by ks
Hmmm...

My definition of true love is accepting someone for who they are-the good and the bad and loving them anyway. It's caring for someone that you would do anything for them-even die. Jesus is love.


Ok, so maybe it was kinda corny but...that's my perception of it.




ks

I like corn!:)



I don't think love is only reserved for a man and a woman. It represents your feelings toward you family and friends. You can be single all you life and still love and be loved.

I also believe love is excepting, understanding, resect, loyalty. Love is best friends who will do anything to protect each other.

I think some people like to use the word love only in association with matrimony. It's not only that. It is the people you hang out with because you care about them and you can't imagine your life without them.


Roj

Originally posted by ks
Hmmm...

My definition of true love is accepting someone for who they are-the good and the bad and loving them anyway. It's caring for someone that you would do anything for them-even die. Jesus is love.


Ok, so maybe it was kinda corny but...that's my perception of it.




ks

Nope, not corny. :) I like that definition.

Originally posted by AKA
Jesus. Somebody post a happier topic for me to reply to.

LOL

well... I wouldn't exactly know how to put what I think of love into words. It's kinda impossible.

I don't if I could describe what love means.

Originally posted by JDS84
I don't if I could describe what love means. Striaght out of the dictionary...

love [luv ] noun (plural loves)

1. very strong affection: an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion Young children need unconditional love.

2. passionate attraction and desire: a passionate feeling of romantic desire and sexual attraction

3. somebody much loved: somebody who is loved romantically He was her first real love.

4. romantic affair: a romantic affair, possibly sexual

5. strong liking: strong liking for or pleasure gained from something his love of music

6. something eliciting enthusiasm: something that elicits deep interest and enthusiasm in somebody Music was his greatest love but he also liked ballet.

7. beloved: used as an affectionate word to somebody loved

8. U.K. term of friendly address: used as a friendly term of address, usually to a woman (informal) Here's your change, love.

9. CHRISTIANITY God's love for humanity: the mercy, grace, and charity shown by God to humanity

10. CHRISTIANITY worship of God: the worship and adoration of God

11. SPORTS GAME score of zero: a score of zero in sports and games, for example, tennis, squash, and whist

verb (past loved, past participle loved, present participle lov·ing, 3rd person present singular loves)

1. transitive and intransitive verb feel tender affection for: to feel tender affection for somebody, for example, a close relative or friend, or for something such as a place, an ideal, or an animal

2. transitive and intransitive verb feel desire for: to feel romantic and sexual desire and longing for somebody

3. transitive verb like very much: to like something or like doing something very much I love watching old movies on TV.

4. transitive verb show kindness to: to feel and show kindness and charity to somebody love one another and love your neighbor

5. transitive verb have sexual intercourse with: to have sexual intercourse with somebody (dated)


[Old English lufian , from lufu "love" (source of the noun). Ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning "to love," which is also the ancestor of English libido, belief, and leave2 "absence."]


Word Key: Usage Note
See Usage note at enamored.


Word Key: Synonyms
love , liking , affection , fondness , passion , infatuation , crush
CORE MEANING: a strong positive feeling toward somebody or something

love used to describe a very strong, positive feeling toward somebody or something. It is used especially to talk about strong romantic or sexual feelings between people; liking used to talk about positive feelings toward somebody or something. These feelings are not as strong as those suggested by love; affection used to describe warm friendly caring feelings between people. It can also be used to talk about a liking for something such as a place; fondness used in a similar way to affection to talk about feelings between people. It can also be used to describe a strong liking or preference for something; passion used to describe an exceptionally intense love for somebody, usually of a strong sexual nature. It can also be used to refer to a strong liking or enthusiasm for something, sometimes of an excessive nature; infatuation used to describe an intense but short-lived and often unrealistic love for somebody, usually of a romantic or sexual nature; crush used to describe somebody's strong feeling of attraction toward a person with whom he or she is not having a relationship. It is used especially to talk about teenagers and young people.








Do you agree?

What I would hope love meant would be the stuff you see in the movie. Girl sees boy. Girls pines for boy. Girl doesn't know that the boy notices her too. Girl and boy kiss and fall in love.
Too bad it's not that easy.

Love means never having to say you're sorry.:crazy:

Originally posted by NEWHART FAN
Love means never having to say you're sorry.:crazy:

Where is that from? I know I've heard it before.

At any rate, it's a load of bull. Love means knowing when to say you're sorry.

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh


Where is that from? I know I've heard it before.

At any rate, it's a load of bull. Love means knowing when to say you're sorry.

It's from "Love Story". Isn't that just tooooooooooo precious!:lol:

Originally posted by Bootsy Whoosh


Where is that from? I know I've heard it before.

At any rate, it's a load of bull. Love means knowing when to say you're sorry.

Exactly..... Ok, I finally read this, lemme post what I think love is....

Love is accepting the person no matter who they are, no matter what faults they have or no matter what they have done in the past. It's supporting them when they need it and helping them when they most need the help. You're in love when you know when to say sorry, when to back off and give them their space and when you can wake up in the morning and see them and never regret having to see them. When all you think about is them and how to please them or make yourself a better person for them. When you would do any and everything for them. Love is nothing but trust and passion. Love is an amazing thing that will change you.

Originally posted by Teddys_Gurl
When all you think about is them and how to please them or make yourself a better person for them.


I gotta disagree with that little bit there. You can love someone without it being the all-consuming purpose of your existence.

True love is thinking about and respecting yourself, just as much as any other person involved in the relationship. True love occurs when the other person allows you to respect yourself. If they don't, it ain't love. You may love them, but they don't love you.