What is Love ???
Valentine Day is best time to show love. Why
are so many of always wondering what the meaning of love is? Why this question
arises, because we ourselves have been accused of not showing love for someone?
And why is it that, even when we don’t fully understand what exactly love is,
we tend to make decisions–good and bad–based on love?
Since
love is inherently free, we spend nights tossing and turning in an attempt to
understand what it is, and how to know if we have it. How do you define
something so uncontrollable and versatile?
The
ancient Greeks used seven words to define the different states of love we can
experience:
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Storage: natural affection
Philia: friendship
Eros: sexual and
erotica
Agape: unconditional,
divine love
Ludus: flirting
Pragma: committed,
married love
Philautia: self-love
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WHAT IS LOVE? LOVE IS CHEMISTRY
Love is chemistry and it’s not something you can necessarily
control. Take, for example, the difference between lust and love. Lust is a
temporary desire fueled by an increased release of testosterone and estrogen–it
lasts for a little bit, then you normalize and it’s gone. But, when you feel
true love, the brain can release a whole set of chemicals, allowing you to
experience it in different expressions.
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WHAT IS LOVE? LOVE IS INFATUATION
When you take
away the aspect of commitment, love is infatuation. Love that is infatuation is not really good
love because, well, we often let our obsession become the root of the
relationship, which might mean you’re focusing more on the idea of being in love,
or the idea of the relationship, than the actual relationship itself.
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WHAT IS LOVE? LOVE IS COMMITMENT
We can feel love
for our significant others, our parents, friends, children and pets. Some of us
direct our love toward God, or celebrities, and we can hold love for our
neighbors, country and objects. Love can be blind, misguided, tragic,
unconditional, steadfast and inconsistent.
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WHAT IS LOVE? LOVE IS COMPATIBILITY
Lastly,
love is also about compatibility. When you break down and analyze different relationships,
one of the key factors is how compatible two partners are. When you share the
same values, likes and dislikes, interests, political or philosophical views
with someone you are much more likely to be compatible and thus, are more
likely to fall in love. Sure, there can always be situations where
"opposites attract" but there will always need to be some common
grounds for the relationship to grow roots on, or it might fall into one of the
other categories of love. Love and compatibility work together to build a
relationship, so at the end of the day, you want to find someone you know you
know you are going to be compatible with, right?
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