love and romance

Started by poopnoodle October 7th, 2010 5:48 AM
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too many times i hear people ask what love is and love is very easy to define, it's simply a sort of affection with anyone or anything. since "love" is such a broad term it should be noted that it varies in intensity. but why is love-- do you think it's part of some a spiritual phenomenon, or can you explain its existence solely with chemistry?

romance is where the mystery comes in-- that euphoric sensation of excitement and passion often glorified in films/books that we associate with love. how do you define romance and what do you think causes it? maybe you don't even believe in romance- is it simply attraction that compels us to devote ourselves to another so much that we'd endure torture for them? do you think it's possible for everyone to feel romantically inclined to someone? to you, are these affectionate states (love and romance) separate entities or connected emotions?

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I've said before that if you love someone, you can spend lots of time with each other and amuse each other and make each other laugh easily, of course some arguments may happen, but I've been told many times that that's not what love is.

So I have no idea then. :/
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I have no idea what love is since I have never been out with someone. My friends think I am gay just because I haven't got a girlfriend which really hurts because I am not. To be honest right now I ma not interested in relationships and what being in love means or what it feels like. Right now - in this moment, this year or more years ahead - I am pin pointing my effort, focus and enthusiasm to my education and my family. I consider all other 'useless' stuff like pointless relationships and backstabbing gossip to be just distractions that try to throw me off my determined path.

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Well, as far as I can cipher it, Love is the actual emotion we feel. Naturally there are three types of Love: Eroticism, Familial Love and Platonic Love.

Romance is simply the act of expressing love, usually though the traditional sense of the word is "between lovers, not including those who are only familial lovers or only platonic (friendship) lovers". Now it can be expanded to mean any and all expression of love, but that's not typically accepted though...and would probably be misunderstood if used in that context.
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Love can be physical attraction but I also view it as a spiritual attraction. Though the sad thing is that love for some people slowly dies out over time, which makes me sad to hear or see but it's true :(
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