what is your definition of love?

LuckyLeprechaun

Quite impressive...I do not know many men that can quote Shakespeare let alone a sonnet. Bravo!

right? Awesome. Although I suspect a lil help from good ol google :laugh:

No denial there - wording has been forgotten - been a while since I had to remember my lines. But as opposed to some, I have played in Macbeth, Hamlet, Henry V, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Othello and Much Ado About Nothing. also used to read Chaucer as well as Byron, Wordsworth, Bronte, Hardy, Keats, Sassoon, Pope and many many others...

ladymoonlite

haha now that i think of it its true!! thats like the beginning of a relationship....

Heather75

I have only had my heart broken once, which makes me lucky, I think.

I can't define love, but I know it when i feel it.

Shannon023

Happy hour.

That's my girl!
Yes.. this suffices in the absence of anything else...

Now I'm crushing. :blushing:

Thomasm198

What is love?

Something that nearly everyone else is able to find but I'm still looking for. :brokenheart:

ladymoonlite

hmmmm i need advice now when it comes to love..

its confusing me cuz when i think of my bf i think of dissapointed and hurt by him....im impressed that i actually put up with EVERYTHING HE PUT ME THRU....trust me hes put me thru a whole lot!!..and now we always argue for small reasons....he was one of those ppl who said it out loud "hahahaha you got chubbier" and it hurted me...hes left me 3 times for girls that were very pretty and skinny * heartbroken by him sooo many times* he told me stfu and get over it when he left me the first time and claimed he still loved me others when i found one msg where he was with me and tried to date another girl.....and thru out everything i went thru i had my best friend * the one i didnt mean to break his heart* by my side and id get super giggly wit him....idk if i actually like him back but he makes me feel so good bout myself...and my bf kinda makes me feel bad bout myself nvr actually chased after me when id cry and he usually switches up the situation so it can b my fault hmm..we nvr even celebrate our anniversary and weve been together for 3 yrs..... :frown:

1113cw

Just realized I didn't actually reply...

Love is...
Never having to sacrifice yourself for the sake of making someone else happy.
Always having a soft place to fall.
Being able to spend oodles of time together without saying a word and being completely content.
Being with someone who "gets" you.
Being with someone who loves you exactly the way you are and wouldn't change a thing.. even if those things are slightly annoying.

LuckyLeprechaun

aw honey, that's not a boyfriend you need.

You are much too valuable to give your love to someone who makes you feel bad.

I hope you move on and go find someone who deserves you!

Shannon023

What is love?

Something that nearly everyone else is able to find but I'm still looking for. :brokenheart:

:smooched:

LuckyLeprechaun

Just realized I didn't actually reply...

Love is...
Never having to sacrifice yourself for the sake of making someone else happy.
Always having a soft place to fall.
Being able to spend oodles of time together without saying a word and being completely content.
Being with someone who "gets" you.
Being with someone who loves you exactly the way you are and wouldn't change a thing.. even if those things are slightly annoying.

awwww very nice!

reepobob

Knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that if it was between you and your family, YOU would take a bullet to save them. I KNOW I would do that for my wife and kids. Never a doubt in my mind...those four ladies are what sustain me on my long road trips. The few minutes I get to talk to them in the evenings are the most important minutes of my day. God, I miss them...

ladymoonlite

aw honey, that's not a boyfriend you need.

You are much too valuable to give your love to someone who makes you feel bad.

I hope you move on and go find someone who deserves you!

i really hope i do move on....its only hard cuz i feel like im always gonna b alone and that is my big fear.........along with snakes haha

OLP76

MYSELF, MY WORLD, MY LIFESTYLE...

kimber607

hmmmm i need advice now when it comes to love..

its confusing me cuz when i think of my bf i think of dissapointed and hurt by him....im impressed that i actually put up with EVERYTHING HE PUT ME THRU....trust me hes put me thru a whole lot!!..and now we always argue for small reasons....he was one of those ppl who said it out loud "hahahaha you got chubbier" and it hurted me...hes left me 3 times for girls that were very pretty and skinny * heartbroken by him sooo many times* he told me stfu and get over it when he left me the first time and claimed he still loved me others when i found one msg where he was with me and tried to date another girl.....and thru out everything i went thru i had my best friend * the one i didnt mean to break his heart* by my side and id get super giggly wit him....idk if i actually like him back but he makes me feel so good bout myself...and my bf kinda makes me feel bad bout myself nvr actually chased after me when id cry and he usually switches up the situation so it can b my fault hmm..we nvr even celebrate our anniversary and weve been together for 3 yrs..... :frown:

from someone with a tad more life experience here...stop wasting your time
He doesn't sound even close to someone who is good enough for you
Find someone that loves you, respects you, is proud of you, supports you....move on....don't be scared or afraid to be without him..think about what you could be missing

Hnag in there...good luck!

cmriverside

aw honey, that's not a boyfriend you need.

You are much too valuable to give your love to someone who makes you feel bad.

I hope you move on and go find someone who deserves you!

i really hope i do move on....its only hard cuz i feel like im always gonna b alone and that is my big fear.........along with snakes haha

There are worse things than being alone.


Like being in a relationship that makes you feel alone.

cmriverside

...serious for the Shakespeare guy!!

anubis609

Love = a chemical and hormonal imbalance where all logical thought goes right out the window.

Had it. Left it. Ain't lookin' for it. Don't need it right now. I'm in a good place.

live2smyle

THE WAY MY GRANDKIDS LOOK AT ME!!! THAT'S LOVE

Yes!!! The way my kids look at me when the scoop of ice cream fell on the floor, and I wipe it up and say thats ok Mom has more in the freezer! MMhmm that is love for sure! :happy:

ladymoonlite

aw honey, that's not a boyfriend you need.

You are much too valuable to give your love to someone who makes you feel bad.

I hope you move on and go find someone who deserves you!

i really hope i do move on....its only hard cuz i feel like im always gonna b alone and that is my big fear.........along with snakes haha

There are worse things than being alone.


Like being in a relationship that makes you feel alone.

omg thats how my relationship is making me feel!...my bf actually told me that if i keep gaining weight he will end up leaving me cuz he'll lose physical attraction towards me...that made me feel alone already...and when i told him that ima lose weight he was like yeah cuz i miss your body and flat tummy... >..<...and he says he doesnt go for looks....*hmmph* :indifferent:

Karleyyy

"I love you like kings love queens
Like a gay geneticist loves designer genes
I need you like New Orleans needs a drought
Like Hitler's Father needed to learn to pull out

And I want you
Yeah, like a Lawyer/Mathematician wants some kind of proof
And I want you
Yeah, like JFK wanted a car with a roof

Because love is taking that dive
Then, getting really comfortable and peeing in the pool
And love is a real life porn
Minus all the stuff that makes porn cool

And love is a homeless guy
Searching for treasure in the middle of the rain and
Finding a bag of gold coins and slowly finding out they're all filled with chocolate and
Even though he's heart broken, he can't complain 'cause he was hungry in the first place

Because I love you like Dora loves maps
Like the pope's toilet loves holy craps... (that's a little one)
I need you like a voyeur needs a branch
Like boys tossing salad needs a little bit of Neverland Ranch

And I want you
Yeah, like all the gothic kids that look exactly the same, never want to conform
And I want you like Anne Frank wanted nobody to read her ****ING diary
'Cause a diary is a collection of secret things that no one's supposed to read, that's the whole point of a diary. Millions of people have breached this little girls privacy after she was chased by Nazis... kick her while she's down

And if we met in 10,000 BC
I was your caveman, you's my cavelady
If we got hot, we'd start rubbing
If we got hungry, we'd go clubbing
There's willy mammoths, but I will protect us
You're making me devolve to a homo erectus, motha****er

And if we met in 1780
I was a white southern aristocratic plantation owner and you were my dark-skinned servant lady... slave
Whenever I could get away from the Miss'
I go to your shed, and then I'd steal you kisses
But let's be serious, I'd still work you full-time as a slave, there's a difference between romantic language and complete disregard for social economic trends

And if we met in 1941
I was a Nazi, yous a Gypsy on the run (that's a little redundant)
That... probably wouldn't have worked out...

Because...
Love is your favorite food for every breakfast, lunch, and dinner
And love is the Holocaust, if you don't die quick, and you don't get thinner
And love is being the owner of the company that makes rape whistles
And even though you started with good intentions trying to reduce the rate of rape
Now, you don't want to reduce it at all cause if the rape rate declines, you'll see an equal decline in whistle sales
Without rapists, who's gonna buy your whistles?

Yeahhhh, love is all about... Whistles. Thank you."

-"Love Is..." by Bo Burnham.

pinkgigi

From someone who has experienced many ups and downs in love (divorced and widowed).

Love, true love is when you put your partner as your number one priority. Knowing you are respected and you could trust the other person. It took me a very long time to work out that someone can love you to the extent they are able, but still not be able to love you as you wish to be loved, or able to make you their number one. All that tingly, schmaltzy stuff, that is just being in lust/infatuation, real lasting love is working at something that you value and you are prepared to prioritise and work on.

I am amazed that someone who can quote the Old Bard is single ;-)

GG

musicoflife08

I've found that special someone. We've been together for 2 years and getting married next year.

I think love is accepting the person you're with 100%. You recognize their flaws, and you don't ignore those flaws you embrace them and accept them. Support, trust, communication, respect, and laughter are also very important. If you're going to spend the rest of your life with someone, you better know how to laugh.

I also think love is something that is felt through different life times, when it's true. You don't always find your soul mate in each life, but when you do, it's to be treasured and respected.

b00b0084

What is love?

Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me no more.

Now the song is stuck in my head!

Aesop101

What is love?

Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me no more.

--- honestly though, yes I have a special guy. I would not complain one bit if I spent the rest of my days by his side. I've had my heart broken in the past and probably did some breaking to others, but now all I see is future and a happy us.

Exactly the song I was thinking.

Heck I don't know. I do know I loved a woman so much once I would have given my life for her. Turned out it was a good thing I never had to. She wasn't worth it. In all fairness she had issues that weren't her fault.

LuckyLeprechaun

"I love you like kings love queens
Like a gay geneticist loves designer genes
I need you like New Orleans needs a drought
Like Hitler's Father needed to learn to pull out

And I want you
Yeah, like a Lawyer/Mathematician wants some kind of proof
And I want you
Yeah, like JFK wanted a car with a roof

Because love is taking that dive
Then, getting really comfortable and peeing in the pool
And love is a real life porn
Minus all the stuff that makes porn cool

And love is a homeless guy
Searching for treasure in the middle of the rain and
Finding a bag of gold coins and slowly finding out they're all filled with chocolate and
Even though he's heart broken, he can't complain 'cause he was hungry in the first place

Because I love you like Dora loves maps
Like the pope's toilet loves holy craps... (that's a little one)
I need you like a voyeur needs a branch
Like boys tossing salad needs a little bit of Neverland Ranch

And I want you
Yeah, like all the gothic kids that look exactly the same, never want to conform
And I want you like Anne Frank wanted nobody to read her ****ING diary
'Cause a diary is a collection of secret things that no one's supposed to read, that's the whole point of a diary. Millions of people have breached this little girls privacy after she was chased by Nazis... kick her while she's down

And if we met in 10,000 BC
I was your caveman, you's my cavelady
If we got hot, we'd start rubbing
If we got hungry, we'd go clubbing
There's willy mammoths, but I will protect us
You're making me devolve to a homo erectus, motha****er

And if we met in 1780
I was a white southern aristocratic plantation owner and you were my dark-skinned servant lady... slave
Whenever I could get away from the Miss'
I go to your shed, and then I'd steal you kisses
But let's be serious, I'd still work you full-time as a slave, there's a difference between romantic language and complete disregard for social economic trends

And if we met in 1941
I was a Nazi, yous a Gypsy on the run (that's a little redundant)
That... probably wouldn't have worked out...

Because...
Love is your favorite food for every breakfast, lunch, and dinner
And love is the Holocaust, if you don't die quick, and you don't get thinner
And love is being the owner of the company that makes rape whistles
And even though you started with good intentions trying to reduce the rate of rape
Now, you don't want to reduce it at all cause if the rape rate declines, you'll see an equal decline in whistle sales
Without rapists, who's gonna buy your whistles?

Yeahhhh, love is all about... Whistles. Thank you."

-"Love Is..." by Bo Burnham.

you just blew me away. friggin awesome

Karleyyy

you just blew me away. friggin awesome

You like Bo Burnham? ;]

musicoflife08

"I love you like kings love queens
Like a gay geneticist loves designer genes
I need you like New Orleans needs a drought
Like Hitler's Father needed to learn to pull out

And I want you
Yeah, like a Lawyer/Mathematician wants some kind of proof
And I want you
Yeah, like JFK wanted a car with a roof

Because love is taking that dive
Then, getting really comfortable and peeing in the pool
And love is a real life porn
Minus all the stuff that makes porn cool

And love is a homeless guy
Searching for treasure in the middle of the rain and
Finding a bag of gold coins and slowly finding out they're all filled with chocolate and
Even though he's heart broken, he can't complain 'cause he was hungry in the first place

Because I love you like Dora loves maps
Like the pope's toilet loves holy craps... (that's a little one)
I need you like a voyeur needs a branch
Like boys tossing salad needs a little bit of Neverland Ranch

And I want you
Yeah, like all the gothic kids that look exactly the same, never want to conform
And I want you like Anne Frank wanted nobody to read her ****ING diary
'Cause a diary is a collection of secret things that no one's supposed to read, that's the whole point of a diary. Millions of people have breached this little girls privacy after she was chased by Nazis... kick her while she's down

And if we met in 10,000 BC
I was your caveman, you's my cavelady
If we got hot, we'd start rubbing
If we got hungry, we'd go clubbing
There's willy mammoths, but I will protect us
You're making me devolve to a homo erectus, motha****er

And if we met in 1780
I was a white southern aristocratic plantation owner and you were my dark-skinned servant lady... slave
Whenever I could get away from the Miss'
I go to your shed, and then I'd steal you kisses
But let's be serious, I'd still work you full-time as a slave, there's a difference between romantic language and complete disregard for social economic trends

And if we met in 1941
I was a Nazi, yous a Gypsy on the run (that's a little redundant)
That... probably wouldn't have worked out...

Because...
Love is your favorite food for every breakfast, lunch, and dinner
And love is the Holocaust, if you don't die quick, and you don't get thinner
And love is being the owner of the company that makes rape whistles
And even though you started with good intentions trying to reduce the rate of rape
Now, you don't want to reduce it at all cause if the rape rate declines, you'll see an equal decline in whistle sales
Without rapists, who's gonna buy your whistles?

Yeahhhh, love is all about... Whistles. Thank you."

-"Love Is..." by Bo Burnham.

I Bo Burnham

"My name is Bo fo sho a true Bostonian..." Ahh...fun times listening to him

mishelnkiki

AMEN to that! who needs love when u have an elliptical, treadmill, and a dvd player with some tony!

Karleyyy

I Bo Burnham

"My name is Bo fo sho a true Bostonian..." Ahh...fun times listening to him

I'm bo yo, I'm the greatest rappa eva and I'll weather your weather whether you think I'm clever or not. Think you're better you're not, don't need a sweater I'm hot. I'm a real G shawty that can really find your g spot. Whoa yeah!

taiyola

I'm a bit negative when it comes to love and relationships. Love is just a feeling, and feelings come from thoughts.

Saying that, I'm currently in love, and have been for around 4 years now with the same person (my ex). We are not together, but the feelings are mututal. However, I don't want to be with this person, so I'm not sure what that means. I think I am more 'used to' him, which is why I harbour these feelings for him. I care about him a lot, but there are many things that put me off him. I tend to think more with my head, than with my heart.

I don't have any family, but I have 2-3 good friends, and then a number of other friends/acquaintances. I never fully give my heart away, even to friends. I tend to find faults in people quite easily. I personally think it's better for me to be this way, because I'm less likely to get hurt, than some people in my life who get easily attached and wear their heart on their sleeve.

In the future, I see myself with children, but I have no real desire to get married, or even have a long-term relationship again. It's not a big deal to me, and not a focus in my life. I'm more interested in my personal happiness, my career, bettering myself, and having fun with friends etc. Ultimately, do I feel a need to have someone by my side? Someone who has 'faults' or traits I cannot stand? No.

Sorry to put a dampener on this subject :laugh: