Love Ahh...

[existentialist]

Ok, people, were talking about love here, so lets hear you get romantic, we discuss so many intelectual junk, and forget a bout the simplest happiest thing love...

[MSG]

what is love? baby dont hurt me.. dont hurt me no more everyone knows what love is its a passionate connection between two or more humans, sexual or not. not that I have emotion

[DuB]

You know what they say... or at least what Neil Young says... only love can break your heart. *le sigh*

[Leo Volont]

"Love" can be a confusing topic. With Jesus, 'love' had been a Spiritual Ideal. But when Christianity made it to the Greek Penisula, suddenly 'love' turned into auditoriums full of lechurs drunk on Eucharistic wine buttphuquing each other. The only love that can be trusted is parental love. All other loves, besides parental love, are only as high as the person's Spirituality. Some people have no love. they just hate to be alone.

[SKA]

Ok, people, were talking about love here, so lets hear you get romantic, we discuss so many intelectual junk, and forget a bout the simplest happiest thing love... [/b] Love isn't a simple thing..In fact it's a very complicated MindBubbling experience. But I would have to Agree: Many people see the Emotional State of Mind as being Inferior to the Intellectual, Rational Mind.... NOT me. In fact I see the over-appreciation of Intellect and Disrespect for such profoundly good and sophisticated States Mind foudn in Love to be the Reason why we, People on this Planet, have gotten So out of Touch with Eachother as people and why we have made such a violent, mechanic, warhungry mess out of our enviroment. Love is like THAT thing that brings out the Best in us. Ever since I've fallen madly in Love with my Girlfriend ( We're together for 3 and a half Months now ) I have been Naturally ''High'' and been much better company for the people around me: It has also greatly stimulated my Artistic Creativity. It's like my Heart Sings.... It is such a wonderfully ''heartflying'' Mindbubbling Sensation that I can only Appreciate it ''Miles and Miles'' over EVERYTHING else. Love is such a good vibration, brings forth such good things....I LOVE it Love is that One thing Contributing Something very very Good in this mostly evil, harsh world. And yeah indeed Leo, The love for and From the Parents is true Magic in it's purest form. So cute to see the even the strongest Soldiers and Marines in Combat plagued countries Laying down to sleep at night and Falling asleep into ''Fetus-position''. It is how we somehow are Reminded and bound to that sense of how we once came into this world...before we got poisoned with hatred, war, society, politics and all that BullShite... We were born Pure from our Father and Mother. The Irrational extreme love for the parents, Expeccially for the Mother is truely the Stronmgest Love I've ever experienced and can in my Idea never be exceeded by any OTHER form of love. I love my Girlffriend beyond words, but MotherLove is something so different and magical and strong...Almost Holy to me...And no wonder: My Mother is the Essence of my being. Litterally. God didn't go through 9 months of pain and exhaustion to bring me to this world, my Mother did.... Even though I am absolutely no Atheïst, that is how I see it.

[Tornado Joe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Leo")</div> The only love that can be trusted is parental love. All other loves, besides parental love, are only as high as the person&#39;s Spirituality.[/b] I don&#39;t know dude, is child abuse, neglect and/or abandonment an act of love? Whatever you believe love to be, it affects us all in the same way - it&#39;s a "high", just like the kind you can get from a drug. Yet, it&#39;s more powerful because it can "dope" us without ever having to ingest anything. We can get high from it either visually (beauty, art) or auditory (music, speech). The catch is, while we usually associate it with something good (loving family, friend, mate, etc), love is just like any other drug in that it can make us do the most outrageous, evil and sometimes deadly acts. Take with caution.

[Gwendolyn]

I wouldn't say that parental love is the same as romantic love though...So, how can one really say that paternal love is the purest? All types of love are pure in their own ways...

[DuB]

Some people have no love. they just hate to be alone. [/b] Too true!

[Limitz]

I'm the kind of guy who's more into physical love. And even then I wouldn't call it love, for fear of being called a sissy. No man has ever called me a sissy. No man will ever call me a sissy. If, in the case that some man does happen to call me a sissy, he won't live to enjoy the feeling of calling Limitz a sissy. Sex is great... isn't it?

[SKA]

I'm the kind of guy who's more into physical love. And even then I wouldn't call it love, for fear of being called a sissy. No man has ever called me a sissy. No man will ever call me a sissy. If, in the case that some man does happen to call me a sissy, he won't live to enjoy the feeling of calling Limitz a sissy. Sex is great... isn't it? [/b] Oh yeah Sex is Hella great But I do have to say: There's so much more than just Sex. (Romantic) Love is more than just Physical Passion, it's Emotional passion too. And That is such a wonderfull feeling. Physical Passion as in really Great Sex is well...wonderfull. But I find the Emotional passion a much higher, more paradox and much better feeling than a mere physical act of sex. Having sex with my girlfriend, who I really love, is a wonderfull experience of both Physicall and Emotional passion. It's a special something. Not just physical joy. Would that make me sissy? Fuck whatever it would, It makes me feel really really good

[Dangeruss]

Oh yeah Sex is Hella great But I do have to say: There's so much more than just Sex. (Romantic) Love is more than just Physical Passion, it's Emotional passion too. And That is such a wonderfull feeling. Physical Passion as in really Great Sex is well...wonderfull. But I find the Emotional passion a much higher, more paradox and much better feeling than a mere physical act of sex. Having sex with my girlfriend, who I really love, is a wonderfull experience of both Physicall and Emotional passion. It's a special something. Not just physical joy. Would that make me sissy? Fuck whatever it would, It makes me feel really really good [/b] nah man, anyone who calls you a sissy has one of two things wrong with him: a) he's an emotional brick doomed to a life of cheap thrills and shallow rewards or b) he's jealous and insecure

[Invader]

The only love that can be trusted is parental love. All other loves, besides parental love, are only as high as the person's Spirituality. Some people have no love. they just hate to be alone. [/b] And I can deffinitely second that.

[Actowriok06]

Ron: "You really wanna know what love is?" Champ: "Yeah." Ron: "Yes, tell us." Brick: "More than anything in tho world, Ron." Ron: "Well, it's really quite simple. It's kinda like: (singing) Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight, gonna grab some afternoon delight. My motto's always been when it's right, it's right. Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night." All: "(singing) When everything's a little clearer in the light of day / And we know the night is always gonna be there anyway. Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite / Looking forward to a little afternoon delight / Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite / And the thought of lovin' you is getting so exciting." Ron: "You guy's have it, I think." All: "(singing) Afternoon deright." Champ: "I don't know, Ron. That sounds kinda crazy." Brian: "Sounds like you have mental problems, man." Brick: "Yeah, you have mental problems, man." Brian: "Yeah, he really does." Brick: "Man." All: "(singing) Afternoon Delight."

[Lyla]

"Love's a combination Between instinct and imagination" (those are the little skeptic voices in my head) "No no no no! Love is ... finding that person who wouldn't get scared or dissapointed when he'd really know me and who would write me poems, send me crayons for my collection from the places he travels to, listen to my dreams without yawning, make me laugh while i'm crying, think i'm beautiful and..." (that was the last record of the outcast Optimistic Voice in my head. It was beaten up and left unconcious by the other little voices in my head)

[OpheliaBlue]

like Joe said, love is a high...feels really good at first I don't think it lasts though...has to be replaced by a friendship/respect/comfortable thing, which sucks because if you don't do that, then you just watch that initial love run out slowly until there's nothing left but a barren wasteland and neither knows why the fuck they're still together

[Tornado Joe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Opheil")</div> you just watch that initial love run out slowly until there&#39;s nothing left but a barren wasteland and neither knows why the fuck they&#39;re still together[/b] Well, in some cases it may run out - but I tend to think that love actually evolves into something else. First people meet, and they&#39;re all hot for each other. There&#39;s a passion between them. It&#39;s a one-way track - lust for each other. Throughout the period they go about satisfying their lust, or longing for each other - something may happen: love. This is something that goes beyond just lust. It is made up of both good and bad feelings (compasion/jealousy/respect/greed) all mixed up together. So after a certain period of time, this love actually grows to a point were it overpowers the passion (lust) they THOUGHT was love at first. So, love actually isn&#39;t bad - but when the couple start noticing their lack of lust, or passion - they start to think that they are no longer in love. Which may be the case sometimes, but other times it&#39;s just that they lack physical attraction and are left with "love" which has both good AND bad attributes. No longer a one-way track. To simplify - couples can grow so much in love and respect for each other that they stop lusting for one another in a sexual or physical way.

[Vex Kitten]

The only love that can be trusted is parental love. [/b] I don't buy that. Not all parents love their offspring. What happens to those poor kids who don't experience parental love?

[OpheliaBlue]

Well, in some cases it may run out - but I tend to think that love actually evolves into something else. First people meet, and they're all hot for each other. There's a passion between them. It's a one-way track - lust for each other. Throughout the period they go about satisfying their lust, or longing for each other - something may happen: love. This is something that goes beyond just lust. It is made up of both good and bad feelings (compasion/jealousy/respect/greed) all mixed up together. So after a certain period of time, this love actually grows to a point were it overpowers the passion (lust) they THOUGHT was love at first. So, love actually isn't bad - but when the couple start noticing their lack of lust, or passion - they start to think that they are no longer in love. Which may be the case sometimes, but other times it's just that they lack physical attraction and are left with "love" which has both good AND bad attributes. No longer a one-way track. To simplify - couples can grow so much in love and respect for each other that they stop lusting for one another in a sexual or physical way. [/b] I see and totally agree with what your saying, and I would fully expect lust to evolve into something more, or transcend physical stuff in some way. It's just frustrating when one person when one person wants to evolve, and the other would rather sit on his behind and do nothing, forcing the first person to do all the work. If there's going to be any love after lust, BOTH need to be equally engaged. What else can you do?

[NeAvO]

My go at trying to have a really deep answer. Love is more of a feeling, its like a unity of two people's desire to spend time with each other no matter what happens. Love gives people the strength and will power to handle any situation no matter the cost. I think love is something that you would give your life for. But then who knows I've never experienced it...

[fajam00m00]

Love-Something that fajam00m00 only experiences unrequitedly, and when it is requited it's over in a week. Screw love. Dreaming can give you pseudo-love, which feels exactly the same anyway.

[Tornado Joe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("Ne")</div> But then who knows I&#39;ve never experienced it...[/b] Alright, don&#39;t make me break out a string section for you... everybody has experienced love at some point in their lives - whether it was love given and not returned, or vice versa. I&#39;m sure you feel love for that little charming fella in your avatar. But, I&#39;m assuming you are referring to romantic love. Sure, not everyone experiences a full and deep commited love relationship in the romantic sense - but the feeling of love itself is difficult not to come by. Like I said, even if you are not loved, you still are capable of loving or having that feeling of love (as you stated: "love is something that you would give your life for"). You could apply that definition to not only people, but other things such as beliefs (religion), home or country (patriotism), etc.

[NeAvO]

Well when you put it like that I love my family ect. I was mainly going on about "Romantic love", like the whole soul mate thing.

[OpheliaBlue]

course then you gotta believe in souls, and that's a whole other can o' worms being an atheist does present it's troubles when trying to understand something abstract like love, and then having to assign chemical reactions in the brain to an emotion, whereby dissecting something that's fairly irrational into its atomic components, rendering it just shy of nonexistant etc etc et.... ...zzzzzzzz.... ....zzz- huh, what?

[NeAvO]

having to assign chemical reactions in the brain to an emotion, whereby dissecting something that's fairly irrational into its atomic components, rendering it just shy of nonexistant etc etc et.... ...zzzzzzzz.... ....zzz- huh, what? [/b] I agree with what ever the hell you just said...

[fajam00m00]

I am athiest as well, and I also believe emotions (including love) are chemical processes and electrical signals in the brain, but I don't see what's so illogical about love. I find it very logical. It's just extremely wanting to be with someone and to have them just for yourself, and it makes you obsess over that person, it also gives you a good feeling. That's not illogical to me. Is hapiness illogical? That's another emotion. And in regard to what TJ said, I agree that everyone can love somebody and does atleast once in their life, but I don't think you always can. For example I used to get into serious crushes on lots of girls. In the 7th grade I loved this one girl all year. Then she changed schools. I don't think it "broke my heart or anything", but strangely, since then, I didn't love or have a crush on anyone until 10th grade and that only lasted for about a week (Valentine's day week lol). Since then, nothing. So, my theory is that everyone can love someone, but not all the time. Years can go by with nothing.