What Does "love" Mean To You?

[Mr. Smith]

Hello all!
I am wondering what you guys think of when I say the word LOVE? Like whats the first thing that comes to mind, whats it mean to you, are there different levels of love? Just try to explain what you think it means, where you get it, how it comes about and so on! Just write about it! I think this would be good to see other people different points of view on a this feeling.

I will go first, to me love is caring. You care about the person so much you are willing to do anything for this person, the strongest level I think of love. That is the simplest way of putting it even though I could go on for days...:inlove:

"True love is when you put someone on a pedestal, and they fall - but you are there to catch them." ~Author Unknown

 

[livergirl70]

I'm not really sure. I don't ever think I have ever really been shown love except for my son. I have loved other people that wasn't reciprocated, but no-one as much as my son. Perhaps unconditional love don't count. But I can't say there's much love between me and my mum lol

 

[Adrienne12]

Nice post Mr. Smith. Love used to be this all enveloping fairy tale type of thing for me. I'd cut my arm off to save his life. PTSD tends to make me pretty emotionless. I don't feel like I truly "love" my family and my friends. But I remember what it feels like.

 

[becvan]

Love is an action. It is not just something you say, but something you DO!

 

[mamachick]

Love is the action of being able to put your own needs aside and doing what you know is best for self or another without complaint, resentment, or score. It is doing the right thing ....taking the high road when it seems less traveled and at times even lonely.
My actions are all out of love or fear. Before I act, or open my mouth, I try to ask myself-am I acting in love or fear?

 

[Heather]

Love takes on a whole new meaning when you become a mom:). The cruel and hurtful things my mother said to me growing up I can't even fathom saying to my daughter. I shudder just thinking how much those words would crush her spirit i.e. stupid, ugly, half-ass......

So, what is love....... IT SURE AS HELL IS NOT THAT.

THIS IS WHAT LOVE IS

 

[mamachick]

Heather-I can see how much love there is there. Love is when moms face their own stuff to make a better world for their children. Awesome

 

[Abrasky]

There is a child who knows a parent loves her:tup: Heather

I think of loving as being the opposite of hate. So if your not hating your loving. I'm still learning about it with other people, but I'm good at it in my own little family.

Working is love I think.

Love requires closeness and intimacy. You can sometimes find more love in friends than couples.

I think love can be learned if you learn not to hate and it is never to late. Good topic

 

[KP the nut]

I will go first, to me love is caring. You care about the person so much you are willing to do anything for this person, the strongest level I think of love. That is the simplest way of putting it even though I could go on for days...:inlove:

I'll go with that, be that person be a partner, child, family, friends and OK I'll say it dog. It is the being there, telling them you love them, listening and doing things everyday. Not just Valentines, Mothers Day etc, personally we don't 'do' those days, why have special days when you should show it every day.

 

[starshine]

Understanding. Acceptance not judgement. Feeling safe in the presence of.

 

[Tinyflame]

To me, I think caring, patience, respect, tenderness, humility, self-sacrifice, and having a person's best interests above your own (putting them first) are always a part of love. And being honest and always doing them no harm. Not enabling but doing what you can for them (through your actions), whether inconvenient or not, and standing beside them at bad times or good, to share their joy when they're joyful and their sadness when they're not. To value and protect them and to show them their value. To do that as they 'are', not as you would have them be or 'think' they should be. To communicate and forgive them and ask to be forgiven when you fall short. (Hopefully) to also be able to trust them but to also be trustworthy and genuine, yourself.

It is hard to find the words! :)
To enjoy and value them as a 'gift' and a gift in your life each minute they are 'here' (including our 'kids with fur' :))

To fight for, value and care about someone at least as much as, if not more, than yourself, - so that is why you can 'do that' for (love) anyone. And not based on what they 'deserve' (no judgment), only to care and do it.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Wow these are really good, I hope more Members post thier thoughts!
Keep them comming!

"I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude." ~Benjamin Disraeli