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I Believe In Love

What Is Love?

By: Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
Written on September 22nd, 2012
Over the years, throughout all of the many experiences in my life, I have contemplated this single question....what is love? Do I have a definite, precise answer? No. Do any of us? Probably not.

I think love is different for every single person, no two people are exactly alike. So, it makes sense that love cannot possibly be perceived in the same way. We are all shaped and contorted by life's little moments...the happiness and the joy as well as the hurt and the sadness. It affects who we are and our views on life and love and how we choose to react to the love that is given to us.

We get lost along the way sometimes, thinking what we have with another person is love, only to realize the reality that it has failed. That maybe it wasn't love at all...

This I what I believe...love, true love, doesn't accept failure. Love between two people becomes a powerful force all of it's own, always encouraging you and giving you an infinite strength. Love weathers the storms, never losing sight of it's truth... it fights for what it needs and refuses to give in...or give up.

You know it *is love, when you realize you are no longer in control of love...when the only vision you have is the other person's happiness...and when you lose a bit of yourself because you have given it to them...


“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
~ Pablo Neruda
By: Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
Age: 41-45 , Female
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  • amale9
    amale9

    yes i know what is real love - and i have explained to many and its a fact -
    love some one for nothing - then its true love .
    if you love some one for their beauty, shape, color, talk, education, money, sex, or any other thing..................................... that's not true love - because your love will last only till such things last - and your love gets lost. because all the things are not everlasting..... true love is everlasting.

    Sep 27, 2012
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    • Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
      Thatguy1970sDreamgirl

      You are so correct :) Thank you for sharing your thoughts...

      Sep 27, 2012
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  • JustaPirate1
    JustaPirate1

    Bravo, I believe you have It right. Everyone is different and there are so many levels of Love or what people deem to be Love.

    I DO NOT LOVE YOU.... My Favorite Poem as spoken by Robin Williams in the movie Patch Adams. To Me... That Is Love... True LOVE a Very Rare Thing These days.

    Sep 22, 2012
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    • Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
      Thatguy1970sDreamgirl

      I know the poem and it is very beautiful. True, unconditional love is a rarity and should be cherished and protected when you are blessed with it's presence. Thank you :)

      Sep 22, 2012
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  • thatguy1970
    thatguy1970

    (((You know it *is love, when you realize you are no longer in control of love...when the only vision you have is the other person's happiness.)))---

    I think the Greek for that is called "Agape". It means love that does not require that the love we feel be returned. I do not know if I will ever be capable of such selfless love because I "want" to feel loved too. It is part of my genetics, I think. But I do get your meaning and it is very true. For me, I know I am in love when the person I love is not in my presence and I feel a longing for them. The deeper the love, the stronger is the longing. I think that feeling of "longing" is a basic description of what love feels like to me.

    Sep 22, 2012
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    • Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
      Thatguy1970sDreamgirl

      There is a quote that states, “Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love until you give it away.” I believe to receive love, you must give love...they go hand in hand. I think you are selfless in your love for me, you always consider my happiness as I do your's. The longing? That is very true, honey. It is a constant, aching need that I have for you.

      Sep 22, 2012
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  • bobb007
    bobb007

    I agree. My perceptions about love are really close to yours,but who knows maybe they are not so close for somebody else...Anyway,great job on the beautiful quotation!

    Sep 22, 2012
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    • Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
      Thatguy1970sDreamgirl

      Exactly, there is no right or wrong answer....just different shades of love for different people. Thank you :)

      Sep 22, 2012
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  • JustBeIt
    JustBeIt

    That is amazingly true.

    Sep 22, 2012
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  • papri
    papri

    I feel...love cannot be truely defined by words...its a feeling which makes someone's life beautiful...being loved 'being as oneself' is the best thing in life.

    Sep 22, 2012
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    • Thatguy1970sDreamgirl
      Thatguy1970sDreamgirl

      I like that papri, it does beautify and enrich our lives...:)

      Sep 22, 2012
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