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The body for sure has a hormonial and chemical reaction when in love. If the feeling has their own soul and their own being is debatable. If it's real - yes very much so.

There are different ways to express love. It's called "love languages" in some theories.

Words of affirmation

Acts of service, and physical touch

Give time, and gifts

You can of course do all of them,  but often you priorities or value one over the other. Time, affirmation and gifts are important to me and I have to remind myself that depending on the givers prorities receiving a service could mean more  eventhough I'd rather spend the time with them.

You quiz lovers can check this out: What is your love language?

Also q and a about love:  Why do fall in love?

Love is a word people use to describe certain emotions they feel, and experiences they have.

The reason why we still lack a universally-accepted definition of love in the 21st century is because people have different ideas about what it is, and people cannot come to a general consensus. The term is used to describe a spectrum of things, such as infatuation, lust, emotional commitment, heightened phenylethylalanine and oxytocin levels, etc.

Love is not a "real thing," it's a description of psychological states.

To answer your last question, I think appreciation of others should be expressed with both words and actions.