What is Love... (baby don't hurt me)

[SadDancer]

I was just thinking about the many definitions of love, and I wondered... what does love really mean, deep down. So I thought I'd ask, what does love feel like and look like to you? How do you know when you're in love, when you're loved and how do you know when it's time to work or time to walk? Let's discuss!

[snowcones]

...Don't hurt me. No more.

[d0nnivain]

To me it's a calmness, a feeling of safety & appreciation & acceptance coupled with a little lust.

[MountainGirl111]

Love in patient, love is kind. Love is not controlling; rather forms healthy boundaries. Love allows you grow in the best fashion. You shouldn't feel like you are on a leash or have a ball and chain attached to you. Love supports you in your good endeavors. Love covers you at times but doesn't smother you. Love may intervene if you are on a collision course and in times like that it may feel like tough love. So then, does love always "feel good"? But love will be there when you fall, you just may not know it. Love prays for you and you may not know that either. But love is always there, wanting the best for you. Love wants you to be happy, content, at peace. Love can happen even at a distance. Love can let go of certain things when that is the best thing to do. Love will understand much more than we think it can. So, you may not know it's love at work behind the scenes. Love understands and people want to be understood.

Edited October 29, 2018 by MountainGirl111

[SadDancer]

To me it's a calmness, a feeling of safety & appreciation & acceptance coupled with a little lust.

 

Yes! I completely agree with you!

[SadDancer]

Love in patient, love is kind. Love is not controlling; rather forms healthy boundaries. Love allows you grow in the best fashion. You shouldn't feel like you are on a leash or have a ball and chain attached to you. Love supports you in your good endeavors. Love covers you at times but doesn't smother you. Love may intervene if you are on a collision course and in times like that it may feel like tough love. So then, does love always "feel good"? But love will be there when you fall, you just may not know it. Love prays for you and you may not know that either. But love is always there, wanting the best for you. Love wants you to be happy, content, at peace. Love can happen even at a distance. Love can let go of certain things when that is the best thing to do. Love will understand much more than we think it can. So, you may not know it's love at work behind the scenes. Love understands and people want to be understood.

 

I've only really just learned the importance of boundaries, not just in love but in life so yes, I hear this

[hippychick3]

To me it is a feeling of deep caring mixed with a lot of physical and mental attraction.

 

One without the other would be a good friendship (caring) or just lust (attraction). A mixture of both is being "in love."

[Sarah_Smiles]

To me love is a feeling of happiness, a place you can be yourself with another, where you look forward to seeing them, hearing their voice and sharing your time with them, where you understand and accept each other. I cannot wait to be with them, and I smile way more.

[Mr. Lucky]

I see it as trusting someone enough that you make yourself vulnerable to them. Lower all the guards, strip away the facade and be willing to really open up to another human being...

 

Mr. Lucky

[Gaeta]

I think loving someone and being loved feels like we're 'home' for one another.

[No_Go]

To me love starts where the 'ifs' end. It is a feeling that doesn't depend on conditions.

[MountainGirl111]

Hmmm.

 

When was I vulnerable? There's been many a time, I guess. It takes an essential honesty to start with....and goes from there. So then, can one really know true love if they are not first honest? *shrug*.

 

So, WHEN was I vulnerable? Okay, I can think of something right off.

 

When I was up on stage with people gawking at me listening to the music; some of which I composed myself...but it's almost as if the time between songs was more vulnerable than the time during songs. It's knowing there are fellow musicians in the audience and what would they think of the music? What would they think of the songs? I couldn't think too much about that or I would flub up. And Lord knows I didn't want to flub up and make a fool of myself....so I did feel vulnerable, yes....but then something took over....and I poured it out and I was not so vulnerable anymore....it was something within me, but also something greater than me. Call it a higher power if you must...call it calling on the angels as I looked up into the tall pine trees. It took over and then we were ALL vulnerable of being touched by something ....so then I was not vulnerable alone anymore, but it was vulnerability shared with others....