What is Love?

Perry Winkle · 01-23-2007, 09:00 PM

You're asking the same question that every love-lorn poet has been asking for centuries if not millenia.

I have to say it's at least all of the things listed as options in the poll. For some it might be less, in some it's more. Love is one of those things best defined on an individual and case-by-case basis.

For me love is different for every person I love.

I love everyone.

There are many good people, most of whom I'll never meet, and I love them. There are a few evil people and they deserve to die and the most perfect expression of my love is to do what I can to help them do so (I'm thinking the Hitlers and child-molesters of the world, not "the gays" or anything like that). I love her more than life and would give it up freely if it saved her pain. I love myself, I love my family, I love every living creature. Most of all, I love lamp.

All of these loves are defined differently. They're felt and expressed differently. They are all bound by different rules.

My favorite cheesy answer is, "Love is your souls recognition of it's counterpoint in another."

View Poll Results: What is Love?
Love is a verb, manifest in actions.	18	37.50%
Love is a noun, a tangible or intangible thing.	8	16.67%
Love is service, to another.	11	22.92%
Love is a feeling, wheeee!	16	33.33%
Love is an illusion, booo!	4	8.33%
Love is brain chemistry, or other chemistry.	14	29.17%
Love isn't anything, or anything on this list. (Write in.)	6	12.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

01-23-2007, 09:00 PM	#7
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	You're asking the same question that every love-lorn poet has been asking for centuries if not millenia. I have to say it's at least all of the things listed as options in the poll. For some it might be less, in some it's more. Love is one of those things best defined on an individual and case-by-case basis. For me love is different for every person I love. I love everyone. There are many good people, most of whom I'll never meet, and I love them. There are a few evil people and they deserve to die and the most perfect expression of my love is to do what I can to help them do so (I'm thinking the Hitlers and child-molesters of the world, not "the gays" or anything like that). I love her more than life and would give it up freely if it saved her pain. I love myself, I love my family, I love every living creature. Most of all, I love lamp. All of these loves are defined differently. They're felt and expressed differently. They are all bound by different rules. My favorite cheesy answer is, "Love is your souls recognition of it's counterpoint in another."

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