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Guys. Love is a battlefield. End of debate
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Life is a perpetual struggle between:
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And above, you can see the cynics contributing to the discussion.
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Wow. I think I was seriously misinterpreted.
When I say "love," I mean it in its broadest sense. Not just romantic love between two people. "Love" can be attachment to anything. Like the love between a parent and a child. Or the love between friends. I would argue those loves are completely different than romantic love. Perhaps a man's attachment to a particularly useful tool can be classified as love. We think of romance as the only kind of love because that is often brings the strongest emotions. I think if you would mourn the loss of something/someone, you love it/him/her. Two individuals can be in an unhealthy and abusive relationship and still be in love. Dabs, I didn't say you don't what love is at all. Based on what you said, I'd say you have a pretty good sense of what romantic love is - or at least of what one sort of romantic love is, for I'm sure romantic relationships can feel different. I said you don't know what all the possible loves feel like, because - I'm assuming - you aren't a parent, you haven't been in an abusive relationship, etc. Perhaps what I'm trying to say is that the term "love" is too vague. Love describes way too many emotions and scenarios. That is why you can't dismiss a relationship as "true love" or "false love." |
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If you're looking for support for your view.... dude, get a blog. ![]() Disagree with this; I'm with Dabs. There's a common theme to "love". It's got a thousand types-- I'd argue that there are as many types of love as there are combinations of people on earth. But there are no strong boundaries. Where does friendship end and romantic love begin? When does my love for my sister become parental? What if my mother is my friend? I'd also argue that >90% of love can be termed in circumstances, evolution & physiology. (100% psychology because generally at least one party has a mind. 100% biology because generally at least one party is alive.) Common misconception: I'm a skeptic. |
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Cynic, skeptic, who cares? It's all semantics.
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Fine, I was being unfair before.
Perhaps I should take a different approach to this debate. If you've got a little free time, take a few minutes and read this story: http://www.utdallas.edu/~aargyros/the_chaser.htm It can't be more than a 1000 words. According to your definition of love, is the main character Alan Austen really in love? |
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