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Topic: What is Love?
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PlutoSquared
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posted January 27, 2011 10:43 PM
  
Define it. Explain it. What would LOVE be to you? Be VERY specific - as much as possible.IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
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posted January 27, 2011 10:45 PM
And, YES this song was playing in my head when I made this thread 
http://www.koreus.com/video/what-is-love.html IP: Logged |
NickiG
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From: Pluto, next to Ami Ann
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posted January 27, 2011 10:46 PM
love is an unexplainable positive reaction...sometimes you dont notice it until the one you love is gone and sometimes you feel it immediately...its a wonderful feeling of heart flutters and butterflies and it is always warm------------------
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PlutoSquared
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posted January 27, 2011 11:24 PM
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Mblake81
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posted January 27, 2011 11:28 PM
To me love is empathy, compassion, and a certain selflessness.Yes I was thinking roxbury when I seen the title  IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
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posted January 27, 2011 11:47 PM
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charmainec
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posted January 28, 2011 01:17 AM
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Originally posted by PlutoSquared:
Love to me is remembering what someone likes/is important to them and DOING THAT because you know it's important...For instance, your partner has a fear of heights, so you hold their hand, or they love chocolate cake, so you make that for them on special occassions - OR, you help them when they (maybe even when they don't...)ask... Love returned, is similar. Someone understanding me in a deep way, and returning effort and courtesy as a display of empathy and in a way that shows me that I'M important and valued by them. It's combined with attraction and lust, too... woven inside. It's the feeling you get when you're left speechless by the look of your partner, or the feeling you get falling asleep holding their hand... like you're on top of the world. It's also freedom and respect... honoring the life of your partner, their boundaries, and showing them respect for their relationships, their passions, and the things that make them "whole"... It's a way of admiring the flower, without having to rip it out of the ground, and put it into a vase so it withers away after a while. There's a balance of giving and taking, of freedom, of care and lust and attraction in my definition of LOVE
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Virgo-AriesArtist
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From: Michigan :)
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted January 28, 2011 08:23 AM
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Originally posted by PlutoSquared:
It's also freedom and respect... honoring the life of your partner, their boundaries, and showing them respect for their relationships, their passions, and the things that make them "whole"... It's a way of admiring the flower, without having to rip it out of the ground, and put it into a vase so it withers away after a while.
PlutoSquared, when you used the whole not-ripping the flower from the ground, I totally thought of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70hIRnj9kf8 BTW, I *love* this song
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coconutcancermoon
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From: A Place of Pure Love
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posted January 28, 2011 09:33 AM
I'm not Christian, but I always loved Corinthian's definition of love.Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.Love never fails. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted January 28, 2011 09:58 AM
That is SOOO weird,CCM
I was just thinking about that and there you wrote it  ------------------
Jesus never put his trust in man cuz he knew what was in man.
You must face,touch and feel the dregs of Nessus before you can grasp the pristine beauty of Neptune.
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coconutcancermoon
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From: A Place of Pure Love
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posted January 28, 2011 01:32 PM
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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
That is SOOO weird,CCM
I was just thinking about that and there you wrote it
I'm not surprised IP: Logged |
coconutcancermoon
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From: A Place of Pure Love
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posted January 28, 2011 01:38 PM
LMAO Pluto Squared I didn't see that Night @ the Roxbury post. I was thinking that too! Baby don't hurt me don't hurt me No more IP: Logged |
blonderiverkat
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From: Tri-State Area
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted January 28, 2011 05:16 PM
RESPECT is number one for me...Truth and honesty, which comes under Respect...Freedom to be yourself, and to do what makes you happy...which I never really had until this relationship...communication...emotional security...trust
Learning, and sharing together, affection, laughter...giving, of yourself and your time...feeling so special when you are with him, or not...butterflies, fireworks, bells and whistles...that missing 'piece' of your heart, finally found..and LOTS of SPINACH! lol------------------
'Anything and Everything is possible with Anything and Everything' IP: Logged |
blonderiverkat
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posted January 28, 2011 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by coconutcancermoon:
I'm not Christian, but I always loved Corinthian's definition of love.Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.Love never fails.
Absolutely CCM! IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
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posted January 28, 2011 06:55 PM
You know what I think love is ?
I think it is when you have your own needs met to a large extent.
You just adore someone and want to give.
You are filled up enough inside that you are not overly hurt if the person hurts you which he will and you will.
I think the premise behind love that works is that your own neediness is not so great that you smother love.
Am I there?
NO WAY lol
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Jesus never put his trust in man cuz he knew what was in man.
You must face,touch and feel the dregs of Nessus before you can grasp the pristine beauty of Neptune.
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PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
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posted January 28, 2011 10:09 PM
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Originally posted by coconutcancermoon:
LMAO Pluto Squared I didn't see that Night @ the Roxbury post. I was thinking that too! Baby don't hurt me don't hurt me No more
Wowowoaahaha wowowoahah aaahhhaaaa... What is Love?!  IP: Logged |
coconutcancermoon
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From: A Place of Pure Love
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posted January 28, 2011 11:36 PM
Whatever happened to the guy that sung that?IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
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posted January 29, 2011 12:55 AM
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Originally posted by coconutcancermoon:
Whatever happened to the guy that sung that?
I dunno. But, I'll find out. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
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From: Pleasanton, CA
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posted January 29, 2011 02:13 AM
Is love forever?I've been wondering lately whether other people start a relationship with a different mindset than I do. I just wonder if the expectation on the front end is different. I KNOW I'm looking for a partner in life. I would agree with anyone that such a partnership would require love, but I don't feel like I'm just looking for love...or maybe it's the difference between love and romance. I don't go into it thinking, "Will she love me?" or, "Will I love her?" I go into it thinking, "Could I spend a fulfilling life with this person?" That's my question from day one (unless it's established up front that the relationship may not be able to be enjoyed long term, in which case my scrutiny dwindles). Does everyone have that mindset, or are some people just trying to find some affection for the moment with no concern for the future? Also, it seems like some people feel like they're not normal if they're not in a relationship. I don't feel that way at all. I don't feel society telling me I must have a girlfriend. I'm fine either way. IP: Logged |
LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat.......& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 29, 2011 03:21 AM
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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
Is love forever?I've been wondering lately whether other people start a relationship with a different mindset than I do. I just wonder if the expectation on the front end is different. I KNOW I'm looking for a partner in life. I would agree with anyone that such a partnership would require love, but I don't feel like I'm just looking for love...or maybe it's the difference between love and romance. I don't go into it thinking, "Will she love me?" or, "Will I love her?" I go into it thinking, "Could I spend a fulfilling life with this person?" That's my question from day one (unless it's established up front that the relationship may not be able to be enjoyed long term, in which case my scrutiny dwindles). Does everyone have that mindset, or are some people just trying to find some affection for the moment with no concern for the future? Also, it seems like some people feel like they're not normal if they're not in a relationship. I don't feel that way at all. I don't feel society telling me I must have a girlfriend. I'm fine either way.
Yes, especially these bits:
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I go into it thinking, "Could I spend a fulfilling life with this person?" That's my question from day one
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Also, it seems like some people feel like they're not normal if they're not in a relationship. I don't feel that way at all. I don't feel society telling me I must have a girlfriend. I'm fine either way.
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I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.
-Leo Buscaglia
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
-Frederic Chopin
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
-Aldous Huxley IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
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posted January 29, 2011 06:41 PM
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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
Is love forever?
I don't really think so, but it seems SOMETIMES it is... can't it be a majority of no, with a little yes? That's how my mind works, anways. quote:
I don't go into it thinking, "Will she love me?" or, "Will I love her?" I go into it thinking, "Could I spend a fulfilling life with this person?" That's my question from day one (unless it's established up front that the relationship may not be able to be enjoyed long term, in which case my scrutiny dwindles). Does everyone have that mindset, or are some people just trying to find some affection for the moment with no concern for the future?
I think people rush into relationship without really understanding their motivations for having a relationship, AND without really understanding themselves. IP: Logged |
scorpio17
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted January 31, 2011 04:31 PM
Love is like embracing the devil. IP: Logged |
scorpio17
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posted February 01, 2011 03:12 PM
I don't understand love.IP: Logged |
PlutoSquared
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From: Mars
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posted February 01, 2011 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by scorpio17:
I don't understand love.
Don't feel bad, a lot of people don't IP: Logged |
etherealenlightenment
Knowflake Posts: 357
From: far away...
Registered: May 2009
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posted February 03, 2011 09:26 PM
What is love? Well, that's quite a loaded question. But this Saturn in Libra transit has taught me quite a bit.I used to think that love was this beautiful, magical, "in-love" feeling with all the weak knees and butterflies in your stomach, like how it is portrayed in movies and great novels. But that kind of "love" is misleading. That's just the beginning. The truth is that love changes. It has phases not unlike the moon, and not unlike how water changes from a liquid into a solid. As your love grows, it turns into something more solid and stable, even though perhaps a little bit more quiet. I used to think that it was overwhelming passion- someone strong enough to challenge you and you meeting that challenge head on. But love is not me vs. you. Quite the contrary. It is me AND you... you are a team, a balance of energies. Love doesn't need chaos, or fire, or dramatic excitement- it simply IS. And the truth is... that's all you really need. This is coming from someone with Venus in Aries in the 8th house, quincunx Pluto.- Needless to say, it was not an easy lesson to learn... IP: Logged |
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