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 Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:26 pm
(Some of you may have visited my profile lately, and that's what inspired this.) Merriam-Webster defines love as: Quote: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, attraction based on sexual desire, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests But we all knew this, right? So what IS love? Is it something we can truly grasp? Some people say that love is just sexual attraction, where as others are said to be 'Asexual' (meaning they do not have sexual urges to other humans). This leads me to believe that love may just be a state of...unknowing. Think about it, you always feel nervous around those you like, correct? Well, maybe it's because you're unsure of what's happening. Another thing I'd like to touch on is internet relationships, and my opinion on them. To me, they're great. You learn alot about someone before you actually see them, meaning you don't just like them for their looks, and if you grow to like them, and they aren't very attractive (My case),you can sometimes look over that. I'm rambling on, so here's the question! What is love to you?
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:30 pm
Love is... night at the roxbury!!!  Woot! rofl (I totally didn't go to your profile first. >_>)
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:32 pm
AAH!!!!! I didn't even need to hear the song this time!!!!!
To start with, internet relationships are perfect for someone like me. I've had the type of child-hood that's perfect for spawning a fear of physical relationships. One of my best friend's saw I was having a bad day, tried to hug me, and I automatically yelled and ran. A reflex like that isn't something that works well in a normal relationship (don't worry, that said friend made it her personally mission to 'fix' me, so I no longer cry like a little girl when I'm hugged mrgreen ). I do better dealing with someone on a more intellectual/emotional level. So, the Internet relationship is perfect.
Now love, that I'm afraid I might be confusing on. I like how you say it's a sort of 'state of unknowing'. I would describe it differently. I've spent many hours with a sort of numb feeling of complacency. I think of her now and get the same heady feeling. I've been totally sad and depressed, at ends with the world and even her, and still had that feeling. If anything, I would call love a state of stubborn drunkenness. It's there, blending and fighting your thoughts and emotions, and when it's all said and done, even the smartest person will bow to the fact that it's not going to change. Eh, I'm not going to drag this on any more. I'll respond with the rest if needed, but it's already a long post.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:23 pm
Love. One of the more ackward topics isn't it?
Well I think for everyone it's different. Not only that but there's a type of familial(sorry if it's not a word) love, then a friendship type of love, and then the one that we all have grown to know, or hate. XD
But since we're talking about the love of two people, then think it varys to how the relationship is with that special someone. I think with it no matter what they do, look like, sound like, or what ever the imperfections are the fact that the person loves who you are is what love means... at least to me. sweatdrop Okay sappy.... I know. *runs to the what is love song and starts dancing to it*
Internet relationships I think work out great. Like matt and Zanep said, it allows people to get to know you for you with out knowing what one may look like or if they're uncomfortable. I know a couple, my ASL (american sign language) teachers, met each other on the itnernet and have been together for about 10 years. So I'm all for it!
@Zanep.... if I knew you irl, I'd be like your friend and help you get over that hugging phobia too. I'm actually doing that right now... kinda. XD
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:26 pm
Well love is both personality and sexual attraction.
About the internet relationship, I'm really not confident with it.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:43 pm
Love actually covers a wide variety. The english word love cover unconditions, sexual, friendly, ect. love. Now, what you might be talking of is affectionate or sexual. So what I think love is in that sense is an extreme longing for a person. A longing so great that you would die without them. A need to live so to speak. And then elaborate on that.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:15 pm
Amour Rouge
Well love is both personality and sexual attraction.
About the internet relationship, I'm really not confident with it.Ya never know though. I wasn't confident in internet relationships, but my best friends got together, and have happily been together over a year so far. :O
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:58 pm
.::  ::.
I tried responding to this thread maybe two other times, but nothing would come to me... xD
Ok so,
Everyone loves differently.
And It's getting tougher and tougher to love nowadays.. Every one is so detached...
What is love?
Love is rare. But love is when you feel the connection emanating from an old couple, around 75 years old... who've been married for 50 years.. and tell jokes at each other while walking back to the car, from going grocery shopping......
Love is what you feel for that delicious crispy, warm sandwich.. But that's a momentary love.
Love is in the air, you inhale love when you dance the night away with your friends.
Love is waking up to see your son/daughter bringing you a Happy Mother's/Father's day card.
Love starts as curiosity.
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One [or maybe a few?] types of love make you corny as hell. Or make you do crazy things, and not care about other things.
Love is a sickness..
Love is usually confused with addiction, or obsession... And that's when love starts fading all together..
Those who truly love have learned the meaning of life.
I don't know anything about love. Except that.. I loved a guy in many ways, and we met on Gaia. It didn't work out because we live too far apart, and lifestyles usually change, and communication takes a big role in a relationship. We're still friends now though. smile
I believe true love can make anything happen, if it is meant to be.
So yeah, sure long distance relationships can work out. I'm all for it. But believe I'm done with them.
If you can't find what you want where you live; move out, travel. SEE the world.
There's so much to say about love. : I can't say much.
.:: ::.
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Previously Kagome_Kitsune
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:45 am
Kagome_Kitsune
Love starts as curiosity.
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One [or maybe a few?] types of love make you corny as hell. Or make you do crazy things, and not care about other things.
I like this. Especially the curiosity part.
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:49 am
I think that love is different between different people. I love my little sister in a different way than I love my older sister, I love my two of my best friends from school differently. I especially love my Jeff much differently than anyone else. I think the one thing that really stands out to me is that when you realize that you love someone, it's not so much as realizing that there's this warm, fuzzy feeling inside for them (despite the fact that its there), it's more of a realization that you don't want to live your life without them in it. This person is so very significant to you that they are irreplaceable in your heart. Love is accepting someone for who they are, despite their faults and embracing them. It is supporting them, laughing with them, crying with them and everything in between. Love is cutting someone hair and taking care of them while their sick, as well as taking them out to dinner and buying them flowers and candy. While it might not always be easy or even happy, love is what helps keep us sane (while at the same time drives us crazy).
On the other point, I do feel that internet relationships can work, but takes a lot of work, possibly even more than face-to-face relationships. There is the issue though with rushing into relationships, which a lot of people do today, which does need to be addressed, but it does in every case.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:28 pm
Love is... a special feeling you share with someone who you really care about. No matter what others say about it or about yu, you can feel it getting stronger and stronger... More unbreakable and harder to ever forget... My favourite Love quote...
"Love shalt not live, if it remains all but a dream, And if Hate should ever possess it, then a hollow shell it shall become... but still..."
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:53 pm
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:01 pm
Amour Rouge
Well love is both personality and sexual attraction.
About the internet relationship, I'm really not confident with it.why is that amour? It can work out me and my boyfriend met through a video game.. and its worked out great I would love to know ^^
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:06 pm
oh and as the topic tittle
Love is an indiscriabable passion for a person something that cant be explained in any form of writting or speech to be happy around them to care for them without an exception even if they didnt love you back just being happy for them. Bonding no matter how far apart you live from them.
Now for the internet part
At first I thought the idea of falling in love online was naive but at the age of 17 I got hold of a DS a system that has wifi letting you meet people from everywere I had a game with the wifi capability called Animal Crossing Wild World were l got friends from ohio,texas,new york,florida,london and the new netherlands-half way around the world- Then I met Matt, from their I met Travis-hirix88- at first he was just one of many friends I had but he was easy to type to we talked a bunch slowly I felt love for him...now just know I had no idea what he looked like at the time yet l fell for him. We been together happily for a year and almost 4months -the 27th is 1yr 4mon.- I had no idea l love someone this much before. n.n
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:43 pm
gigithestar why is that amour? It can work out me and my boyfriend met through a video game.. and its worked out great I would love to know ^^
 My fiancé and I actually helped keep our relationship alive by using the internet. We started dating at the end of his senior year, end of my sophomore year and after being together for 6 months, he had to go off to college over an hour away and neither of us had a car. In between hopping rides off of parents or friends (until we each got cars, ironically enough, right around the same time as eachother) we spent a lot of time talking on the internet in addition to using video and talk programs and cell phone calls. We ended up having 2 years long distance before I graduated from high school and we got a place over by our University. I admit, it takes a lot of time and dedication, but I'm very happy to have spent it, Jeff and I just celebrated our 5 year anniversary last weekend, so it's not all bad 3nodding
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