Is Love real?

Ninja Realist · 10-01-2007, 03:36 PM

Or is it merely a human contrast?

I pose this question not as a cynic but as someone who is currently involved with a girl I could see myself marrying, having kids with.

Provocateur · 10-01-2007, 03:43 PM

So Im guessing you are not in love with her if you are questioning if it is real?

Ninja Realist · 10-01-2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Provocateur

So Im guessing you are not in love with her if you are questioning if it is real?

My personal feelings are wholly detached from this thread.

I know that I would gladly give up my life for her, and that I am completely loyally devoted to her, but does that necessarily mean I am in love?

Is love even a real emotion or just an amalgam of human emotion's that are generally believed to be singular?

Drake Northpine · 10-01-2007, 03:47 PM

Love isn't what ppl, or Hollywood make of it. It's a state of mind, thats it. Look at all the divorces, at one time all those ppl that are divorced or broken up were telling/thinking to each other that they couldn't live without each other. I really don't think that humans were intended to love or stay with someone for years. We're animals and we're cruel and stupid. No matter what someone tells you, they will/can turn on you. Being in love is what happens before you get sick of each other. All humans by nature are self centered and that rules out love in my book.

Spawned_Fighter · 10-01-2007, 03:49 PM

i think it is a real emotion.

Provocateur · 10-01-2007, 03:53 PM

Then I would venture to say love is more likely a combination of other emotions such as lust, obsession, compulsion, jealousy, etc. In other words people often confuse wanting to be with someone, not wanting them to be with someone else, and perhaps even obsession as love. So no, there is no such thing as "love".

wvboy · 10-01-2007, 03:54 PM

People often confuse love and lust. If you truely believe that you can't live without her then you might be in love. Just be sure she feels the same way. Have you moved in together? Has she seen all your bad habits? There are a number of things that go into knowing you love somebody.

tom sumter · 10-01-2007, 03:54 PM

Yes, it's real. Especially love for a child. That is true uncompromising and unconditional love.

I'm no longer "head over heels" for my wife, but she's a steady presence that I could never live without. I love her dearly.

Mens Rea · 10-01-2007, 03:54 PM

Define love.

Is it magic? Then no, it's not real. Magic isn't real.

Is it a strong physical attraction and a deep emotional attraction? If so, yes, it's real. It's not hard to think that a strong bond can exist between two people, so strong that they would sacrifice their lives for one another.

If my girlfriend plays her cards right, I'll propose and then spend the rest of my life with her. I've been dating her almost a year and have not said, "I love you," once. I'll say it if and when I'm ready to put a ring on her finger. Do I like her more than any girl I've ever dated? Yes, and I've told a few that I love them.

Three Gun Fish · 10-01-2007, 03:55 PM

Love is like your life, your god, or the contents of Marcellus Wallace's briefcase: it is everything, and merely, what you make of it.

It's important to broach questions such as these every now and again, in order to assess the kind of person you are. The child in you asks the question, and hopefully it will be the adult in you (and I don't mean the late night sneaky uncle sense of "adult in you") that rises to answer.

It's how we grow, or attain some peace of mind.

To know what love is, you have to see what love does. To me, it's like a form of credit. The more I love a person the more I'm willing to do for them. Listen, help move, provide solace. You wanna do shit for the people you love and whom love you. Love makes doing all that easier.

Things is, some days I'm more willing than others, but it doesn't mean I don't love the person. It just means I's prolly fappin' or sum'n.