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Post by Rodney Farber on Sept 19, 2018 20:23:50 GMT
Love means never having to say you're sorry.
And now for today's trivia question: What two actresses said that to Ryan O'neal in what two films.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Sept 20, 2018 1:34:28 GMT
Basically what CaptainBryce said. It's a set of structural/electrical/chemical brain states that amount to one caring about/for someone else more than one normally would care about/for others, to an extent where there's at least a slight merging of personal identities, so that one sees that other person's wellbeing on par with one's own, one feels as if a part of oneself is absent when the other isn't there, etc.So this is about attachments then? Emotional attachments, sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 2:09:30 GMT
You can have positive emotions towards people as well as be social and sexual with them and still not "love" them. I guess what I'm asking is what makes the distinction in these situations when you actually do love someone, because just liking them sexually or getting along with them isn't always enough. I don't know how to explain it logically. I feel like there's a certain point when a particularly strong bond develops, which engages feelings of sentimental attachment that isn't there with just anyone. Some people can walk in and out of your life, and some you can't stop thinking about. When they aren't near we feel longing or even hurt. I have a hard time anymore viewing it as anything but a chemical process, but some people we just grow to hold very dear, and get to a point where we'd sacrifice our own opportunities and well being just for them. I guess that's as close as I can explain how I view love. I wish I had a poetic take on it, but I have trouble viewing things that way anymore. There's been people I love and weren't sure they felt the same way about me. It hurts 💔​ |
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Post by SoFarDown on Sept 20, 2018 9:24:19 GMT
I feel like there's a certain point when a particularly strong bond develops, which engages feelings of sentimental attachment that isn't there with just anyone. Some people can walk in and out of your life, and some you can't stop thinking about. When they aren't near we feel longing or even hurt. I have a hard time anymore viewing it as anything but a chemical process, but some people we just grow to hold very dear, and get to a point where we'd sacrifice our own opportunities and well being just for them. I guess that's as close as I can explain how I view love. I wish I had a poetic take on it, but I have trouble viewing things that way anymore. There's been people I love and weren't sure they felt the same way about me. It hurts 💔​ It does. Sometimes people come to mean so much to us, and the feeling of rejection can be excruciating. And that goes beyond romance. Feeling like we're not good enough is one of the greatest emotional pains, imho. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 20, 2018 9:39:12 GMT
Wow. The awareness of one's own conscious being. How existential was that?  That is what it is all about. I respectfully disagree, sir. This is what it's all about. This is love.  |
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Post by theauxphou on Sept 20, 2018 15:56:08 GMT
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Post by looking4klingons on Sept 20, 2018 23:08:22 GMT
Love is caring for others, over yourself. It is putting their interests ahead of yours.
It's the opposite of selfishness.
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Post by progressiveelement on Sept 21, 2018 2:45:42 GMT
When you hunger for nothing else.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Sept 21, 2018 8:49:14 GMT
I respectfully disagree, sir. This is what it's all about. This is love.
The violence in these t.v series was starting to become appalling.  Hey, what can I say? It's a violent world, despite all the efforts of the higher consciousness crowd to make it better in this regard. |
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