What Is Love?

Okay, I immediately started singing "WHAT IS LOVE?! BABY DON'T HURT ME! DON'T HURT ME.... NO MORE!" in my head when I saw the title of this post. Lmao!!

On a more serious note, I feel like love is a mixture of all sorts of things. It is definitely a powerful emotion unmatched by any other. Proving that you love someone does require taking certain actions. The little things count the most! I'm not really sure how to explain it exactly... I'm just so happy that God created love for us. I couldn't imagine living in a world without it. There's too much hate in this world as it stands. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE! Okay, and food, water, and oxygen...

View Quoted Comment Lol, I was singing that the entire time I was writing this post 🤣

I agree that love is hard to explain or describe that's what I thought this would make for an interesting discussion 😉

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HAHAHA! YES!!!

And you're not wrong... I hope more people will respond, because this will definitely make for interesting discussion. It's so hard to explain, but so wonderful.

Love is an action and a choice, not a feeling!

That song is going to be stuck in my head the rest of the day now lol.

I agree that love is hard to define with words, and to be fair there are many different kinds of love. To me, romantic love is as much about actions as it is about emotions. Some people use the word love for their own ends, but love is about far more than just saying the word. We make the choice to love every day, to show love through our words and actions. I think the most important ways we let people know we love them is not by saying those three words, it’s by saying things like “call me when you get there so I know you made it safe” or doing something special for them just to make them smile, picking up your SO’s favorite snack while your at the grocery store, making their favorite for dinner, etc. I feel like we get into this routine of saying “I love you” when one person leaves or goes to bed (my FH works nights and sleeps during the day), and I know we aren’t the only ones. They aren’t just words to be said or expected, they should always be said with meaning and on purpose, not as a routine.

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View Quoted Comment I love that you differentiated the kinds of love.

View Quoted Comment I feel like you have to. I love my FH, my kids, my mom, my best friend, but it’s not all the same. Just as we change over time, our understanding of and the way we learn to express love changes over time. My best friend and I were actually talking about our first loves last night and how overwhelming our emotions were at the time and the expectation that that is what love is - constant fireworks. I still feel fireworks sometimes, but love doesn’t mean the emotional roller coaster it did to me at 15 - high when things were good and devastation when expectations exceeded reality. People also express love differently, my FH isn’t overly affectionate and wasn’t raised in a family that is very affectionate, while I was. Early in our relationship it bothered me, until we talked about it and really understood each other’s perspective.
That’s probably more than you wanted 😉.

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I love your perspective so I want to challenge you a bit. If you would define love in one sentence how would you define it?

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You're not always going to feel crazy about your spouse, but you still have to love them!

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Hmmmmm. An interesting perspective.

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Agreed-- love is far more than emotional connection and physical attraction, it's also a commitment. Choosing to stay with someone through hard times and physical changes is what separates love from infatuation. People find this easy enough to understand when it's about loving your friends and family, but it takes a bit more practice when it comes to a relationship sparked by a physical attraction!

View Quoted Comment Great explanation!