What is love?

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE FROM BEING IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE AND LOVING SOMEONE??IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE.HOW DO you KNOW?

LOVE? Love is when you think of nothing else but the one person. When you want to diet so you can look good, when you look at the moon and think what could they be doing? Love is loving that person no matter how poor, ugly he or she may be to others. Love is when the years pass and you still get speechless and can't talk. Love is wanting or comparing everyone else to that person. Love makes you talk to yourself and makes you cry to think you are not the one for him or her. Love is letting him or her go if that is what makes them happy and it makes you sad. Love is wonderful if it is given back but can be miserble if the feeling is not mutual. Love does not stop and you can't turn it on and off like a switch light. When love hits you age has nothing to do with it.

darl you sound very young and I can tell that because your questions sound immature. Im not being rude or anything im sorry if I seem to be. But anyway no one really knows what love is. I guess being in love for me would be just a HUGE crush, you always think about them, cant wait to see them ect. When you love someone I think thats when you 2 grow old together :-) hope that helped...

well excuse me Im 18,Im asking these questions because your never tooo old to know what everyone else thinks.you maybe like 60 because it seems to me that you know every thing(Im being sarcastic).my questions are questions that everyone has their own opions on and I would like to know them.Thats what learning is all about.your never to old to learn anything.form what you wrote I would say your the immature one,because older people should be open minded and thats something your not!

well excuse me Im 18,Im asking these questions because your never tooo old to know what everyone else thinks.you maybe like 60 because it seems to me that you know every thing(Im being sarcastic).my questions are questions that everyone has their own opions on and I would like to know them.Thats what learning is all about.your never to old to learn anything.form what you wrote I would say your the immature one,because older people should be open minded and thats something your not!

well excuse me Im 18,Im asking these questions because your never tooo old to know what everyone else thinks.you maybe like 60 because it seems to me that you know every thing(Im being sarcastic).my questions are questions that everyone has their own opions on and I would like to know them.Thats what learning is all about.your never to old to learn anything.form what you wrote I would say your the immature one,because older people should be open minded and thats something your not!

well excuse me Im 18,Im asking these questions because your never tooo old to know what everyone else thinks.you maybe like 60 because it seems to me that you know every thing(Im being sarcastic).my questions are questions that everyone has their own opions on and I would like to know them.Thats what learning is all about.your never to old to learn anything.form what you wrote I would say your the immature one,because older people should be open minded and thats something your not!

Excuse me Im 18,and FYI im not immature,if someone was immature it would be you because for an older person you should be open minded and thats something your not.since you know everything(sarcasm)you should of known that your never too old to learn what other people think since we are all differnet and we all have a mind of our own.YOU SHOULD OF KNOWN BETTER!

I find great pleasure in knowing what every one else thinks,oh yea I didnt say that I didnt know what the answers were to those questions I asked but like you and I ,we are two different people with 2 totally different minds........................how old are u?

Love is like caring for someone you know and always being there or somehting im not sure I love all my friends but being INLOVE I am... so its like me and this guy dated for a year and 5 months and we broke up and now I miss him and im still inlove iwht him like 2 months later and I want to be with him again I miss him I cant stop crying you know when your inlove

When you're in love,you're in love. It really doesn't seem the differnce. When you are in love with someone you know that it is there. There is no difference from being in love. But you got to know what you think what love is. Love is love.I really don't know what love is all about. I do learn about it each day of my life. But you just got to know what it takes to love someone you really love a lot. I think is when two people fall in love is when they grow old together loving each other so much.

well this is probably the worst answer to your question but anyway im sure you will understand lol well just loving someone is like how you would love your pet or your parents or something and being in love with someone means that you have like feelings for them like how you would feel about your boyfriend or girlfriend. I hope I helped

I know you all had this discussion some time ago but I would like to respond. I am 36 and in a relationship with a "friend" and only a sexual commitment. I have the same question. My friend says sometimes he feels that I am the one and sometimes he doesnt. He said he didn't make a move on our relationship to move to the next level because its not consistant with him and he doesnt want to make a move on something that is not completly real. . .
I know how you feel and its so confusing. . . I am so tired and me I am in love, for me being in love means that you become part of that person your lives are intertwined and you think about that person if you just go to the grocery store or when your washing clothes about what their needs are and wants. You do smile just thinking about them and you want the best for them even before yourself.
hang in there if I get a better answer I will let you know. lizzysddj

Being in love is this feeling you get when you know that this certain person can make you cry, laugh, smile , be sad, mad, angry; he's the world to you. And when you can't tell this person how you really feel (I love you)it hurts more not to say it than it does to work up the guts to really say it.......When you just love someone like a mother or family member you would do any thing in you power to ensure their safety. Loving someone and being in love are two completely differnt things.

when your in love you will know..when your world seems to revolve on thats someone your drawn to. There are two things here love and obsession. An obsession is when your crazy obsessed with them..but maybe by looks or by phisical stuff. love, love is everything(almost, we are not perfect) from in and out in a person. (personality too) You see that person so great and admireble. You chest and heart tightens at the sight here. you love the way they laugh and the way they see you. But remember obsession id not love. If you see a girl/boy and go crazy cuzz there hot....thats not love you have to love there persinalitly too. Love is mysterious and wonderful..im sure you'll know what it is when you feel it

I have only truly been in love once. you know you have all those 2 month relationships that you think you are in love with the person. those are fake. when you are truly in love, when you truly love someone they are all you think about. you cant sleep at night because your mind is just racing about them. you think of what you said to them, you think about what you could have said. you want to talk to them all the time. I think that when you are in love is when you can truly see your self spending the rest of your life with the person you are with. when you can look into what you want your life to be like and you can really see that person sitting next to you. when everything you think about has them in it. when everything you see reminds you of them. they are just on your mind all the time. I think that loving someone and being in love with them are the same. you still feel the same way about them. you still feel as strong about them. you would still get hurt just as bad as the other one. love to me is very complicated. you have to think about it long and hard to know if you are really truly in love with that person. and donot hold back if you think you are, because if you do you might regret not knowing what could have been for the rest of your life.

Yes. There is a difference. I have been in a situation like this. I loved a boy, but he didn't love me back. Now I am IN LOVE, and there is a big difference. When you love someone, you'll know it. You think about them constantly and CAN'T STOP. You love everything about them and don;t care what anyone else thinks. When You're in love, the other person will tell you that they love you. Don't be fooled though. They might just be saying it because you said it first and they don't want you to feel bad. But, if they really love you, they will care about you and your feelings. They will try to do the best they can to make you happy. If they make you cry, they'll feel bad, and might even cry with you. They'll call you almost all the time just to hear you voice. Being in love is a very precious thing. Don't get your heart broken.

OH by the way...This question is pretty old and I dont need anymore anwers. I've been with my baby for 2 years now and I know exactly what love is and what it feels like and its genuine and GREAT!!! Thanks guys!

would you be willing to give up your family, friends and life for them? If the answer is yes you are IN love. Isimple as that.

loving someone is when you think of them as family and in love with someone is wanting to be with them for the rest of your life. when you are in love you'll know it.

No one can describe love, it feels different to each person.
But I'm pretty sure that you just know when you are in love with someone

I want to give you credit. That's a really good question!

The idea of being "in love" is only a fairytale. It's fake and it feels real, for a minimum of 2 years if you last and sometimes a little longer for some. I want to make things really clear here. I'm sure you've heard that there's a thin line between love and hate right? Some people say they really love someone but turn around only weeks later saying they now hate the person. They didn't love the person! If you love someone, it doesn't matter what he does. You will always love him. Fact is, you already know what love is! Example: when your sister takes all of your hard working savings money and buys herself a new hand bag with it and flaunts it in your face... (get creative, whatever she can do to really cross that line with you). You can fight with her, call her names ect... but once someone outside of the family calls her a b**ch or beats her up, you're ready to curse them out and forget that you were even mad at your sister. Love for a mate/spouse is different from love for a sister yes, but can you still love him UNCONDITIONALLY no matter what he does or what happens to him? For instance, if he were to get into a car accident and can no longer use his arms and legs or his face is now disfigured. Would you (don't cheat yourself, be honest to yourself) still want to be with him? If you love someone, you don't care if they love you back or not or how they look now ect... Sadly, a lot of people confuse love with puppy love in other words: obsession. When you really love someone, you DON'T really day dream about them all day long. You think about often yes. You want to see him, yes. But not every thought of him send chills through your every spine. When you love someone, your feet is on the ground and you're not in the air in fantasy world. Example: love your Mom but you aren't always smiling to yourself about her right? If anyone dissagrees with me, when you really do love someone, you'll remember that I already told you so. For the older people with mature love/marriages, I bet you're smiling with total agreement with me right now...

Love is something you feel and loving it it's somthing you like it. Like if you love someone, you feel somthing that you like him. But if you are loving him, you care about him.