hmm... I'm going to quote something i saw in someones journal, that a little boy of four said
"Love is when someone says your name and it sounds different, you feel your name is safe in their mouth" and that is how i think love should be, but unfortunately, people do terrible things in the name of love, but then its not really real love at all.

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But think, "Is that what love Really means?" words like Love and good you can't put a definition to.

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ahh... my brain is to frazzled for philosophical questions today... and my arm is sore too.. stupid booster jags >.<
dont they have it in a dictionary? makes things easier for everyone if they did

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They do, but its not a true definition. Certain words you just can't define, you just know it. I'm questioning whether love exists

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of course love exists, just because there's no real way to explain it, doe not mean it doesnt exist

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I, for one, believe that love can be one of two things: utterly good, or utterly bad.

For love to be bad, it must be misconstrued as "essential". In the media, love is advertised as easy, stylish, and altogether achievable. It lulls people into the train of thought that, for a relationship to be "real", there has to be love. But truthfully, the most basic foundation of love is trust. If a person feels that they can utterly entrust another with all of their emotions, hopes, dreams, etc., then they must ask themselves, "Am I serious about this?". There are so many people these days who say that they're "falling in love", or "need love". What it seems to me is that many of these persons are not actually "in love" with another person, but with the concept of love itself. Thus "love" is over-used, and made into an everyday thing, whereas, in my opinion (which may or may not matter), love should be something shared with only those you trust in the utmost, respect deeply and fully, with all questions answered in complete honesty.

On the other hand, though, knowing that you love someone or something is one of the most rewarding feelings possible. If it truly //is// love, and not some generalized concept of affection, I believe it should make you feel whole, somehow. As though whatever it is you "love" completes your being. Also, being loved, sincerely, for who you are, is amazing. I, personally, haven't felt this much, except from a few certain people, but it's amazing nonetheless.

In the current times, lust is often mistaken for love, implying that a meaningful relationship has to involve some form of sexual gratification. This is sadly untrue, I think, because the love I feel for some of my friends would never breach that point.

In summary, I think that love can be thought of as both positive and negative, and either way, it depends on the interpretation of those in question.

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Love is evil, a pain and a sore especially when not shared... It makes people do stupid things, and leaves scars more painful than any physical pain.
Love can be good sometimes when its combined with respect and understanding... That's my oppinion anyway

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I agree with you. I've been dating my boyfriend for about 2.5 years now, but we've been best friends ever since we met 5 years ago. It means more for me to hear him say, "I trust you. I believe in you," than for him to say, "I love you." Even though I never doubt our love.

But it is often very misconstrued...most unfortunately. I feel that love is more of a tenderness, a sense of confidence, a known fact. It's something I believe in and have faith in because I feel it flowing from me everyday and feel it fill me just the same.

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Isn't faith believing all power can't be seen?
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I feel like love is a sort of faith, a sense that something just is. I can't give an answer to your question, and I don't particularly want to analyze something like love as I feel it so sincerely and deeply.

And it is unfortunate that it is misconstrued, turned into a necessity and an object. Most of my thoughts reflect ~Dandou's though

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Isn't faith believing all power can't be seen?
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