Let me know, thanks.
It's simply a will and desire for the well being of others.
It isn't romance, nor is it painful. It doesn't seek for it's subjects to reciprocate equal sentiment, that's another desire.
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
In 2022 people still question what love is, usually when they're distressed with those they're infatuated with. You maybe onto something by questioning what love really is.
Chemicals reactions that reward with dopamine to promote procreation or a greater degree of survival.
What does it feel like then? How does it happen? How do you know you’re in love?
Chemicals reactions that reward with dopamine to promote procreation or a greater degree of survival.
What does it feel like then? How does it happen? How do you know you’re in love?
It feels like happiness from dopamine. It happens from biological energy from eating and burning calories. You know because you feel a certain level of those hormones and chemicals.
No answer?
Well, honestly, no. It's presumptuous, really. There are those going to claim it is objective, with scientific correlates. Others will give spiritual ascendance, with some divine source. Yet others will give psychological and emotional reasoning. Others go abstract and philosophical.
It may well be all of these things.
What I can offer is my own opinions and experiences. They aren't meant to be "right". I think I like Dr. Grande's classifications and explanations, for the most part. I would say the vast majority whom question or struggle with this might really be dealing with "infatuation". What people often hope for is romantic love, and it's the ideal people are placing ahead of them when they think about "what they really want" when searching for these answers. This is beyond platonic love or friendship; obviously, the questioning isn't about this kind of love (but it's still love). The best kind of love still includes the basis for friendship, I think. Feelings of infatuation are not lasting and they should not be expected to last, either. Ideally, one can resurface these feelings with true love, being reminded in those days where it seems hardest to be.
This is why I think love is more a behavior, certainly guided by feelings and optimized for the benefit of both parties to this end and others. Ultimately, you and your partner are "together in this". What is "this"? Well, everything. This is different for everyone. That's what makes love of this kind so sought after is that it's so unique. To be abstract and philosophical: it's where the encounter of two identities amounts to much more than their sum.
There you go. You're just going to call this gay, probably. :D
Thrall to the Wire of Self-Excited Circuit.
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No answer?
Well, honestly, no. It's presumptuous, really. There are those going to claim it is objective, with scientific correlates. Others will give spiritual ascendance, with some divine source. Yet others will give psychological and emotional reasoning. Others go abstract and philosophical.
It may well be all of these things.
What I can offer is my own opinions and experiences. They aren't meant to be "right". I think I like Dr. Grande's classifications and explanations, for the most part. I would say the vast majority whom question or struggle with this might really be dealing with "infatuation". What people often hope for is romantic love, and it's the ideal people are placing ahead of them when they think about "what they really want" when searching for these answers. This is beyond platonic love or friendship; obviously, the questioning isn't about this kind of love (but it's still love). The best kind of love still includes the basis for friendship, I think. Feelings of infatuation are not lasting and they should not be expected to last, either. Ideally, one can resurface these feelings with true love, being reminded in those days where it seems hardest to be.
This is why I think love is more a behavior, certainly guided by feelings and optimized for the benefit of both parties to this end and others. Ultimately, you and your partner are "together in this". What is "this"? Well, everything. This is different for everyone. That's what makes love of this kind so sought after is that it's so unique. To be abstract and philosophical: it's where the encounter of two identities amounts to much more than their sum.
There you go. You're just going to call this gay, probably. :D
No, I really like it. I think it’s brilliant and the most helpful so far. Thank you!!! 🙏
