What do you deem 'love' to be?

Percy1983

I actually found a song which sums it up perfectly, so perfectly it was the first dance on our wedding day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HpA7UZvWdc

Tish_P

Ophelia_10 wrote: »

how do you reconcile the things you don't like about your partner with 'loving' them? For example, if they are very judgemental or introverted and you are very liberal and extroverted, how do you reconcile those differences

Do you mean differences, or do you mean things you dislike? Those aren't the same at all. (Nearly always the things that annoy me most in other people are faults I share.)

You have 2 tickets to something amazing, like a long luxury holiday. Who gets the other ticket?
You have to do a really, really horrible task, like clean oil and dead things off a whole beach, but you can get one person to help you. Who do you ask?
If they're the same person, I reckon that's love.

bitemebankers

The introvert/extrovert divide isn't insurmountable, as long as you both recognise the difference in each other and make allowances for it. My partner is a total extrovert, which goes with her job, whereas I'm quite an introvert. I keep her grounded and she helps me avoid being a shut-in who smells of cats :-)

Far more difficult, I think, to love someone who has different values.

Then there are likes and dislikes. For instance, my partner is a bit messy whereas I like things pretty organised. It's just one of those things we have to work on. Love is great, but relationships are about the art of compromise.

hgotsparkle

Sometimes, I don't like my OH, especially when we argue but I still want him to be near me and I don't want to feel as though the argument has damaged us. We're both stubborn but I give in more easily than he does, if he ever does. He thinks he's right about everything and once he's got something in his head, then theres no convincing him otherwise which infuriates me, but I still look forward to him coming home after work and still want to make sure he's happy and spend all my time with him. I think thats love.

kittendothroar

I am glad other people don't always like their partners but still love them! Prior to meeting my OH I had a run of bad relationships but its something special I know with mine now. I look forward to him coming home from work and my heart gets a little jittery - am looking at clock now and wondering when I get to see him as he is working further away today..

I think love is just wanting to share good times and bad times with someone who 'gets you'. Makes you want to be a better person and support you as much as you support them.

And putting on a smiley face when you see they still have not tidied up the 'floordrobe' ..

foxwales

Love is:

Butterflies in the stomach
A touch that comforts
A scent that's soothing
A kiss that consumes you
Intimacy that leaves you feeling helpless and safe
Feeling lost without them
Your heart tearing into pieces when their gone
A hunger feeling that craves everything you miss

I got to experience that once.

marisco_2

Truly loving someone means that you care deeply about another person. You hide nothing of yourself from them, as you know they accept you just the way you are and vice versa. There may be arguments and misunderstandings, but love will mean that you will try and get over any hurdles and issues by pulling together as a team. You enjoy spending time with one another and have some shared interests, but also retain a level of independence and make time to pursue individual interests. There is also a complete trust that your thoughts and feelings and other aspects of your life/self will be safe in the hands of another.

Everyone feels love differently, in his or her own way. This is just what I feel.

oliveoil99

My late husband and I had only been married for 1 year when an illness that was going to test my love and loyalty for the next 4 years every day, that love never wavered and the last words I said was 'I love you' when I had to let him go when all I wanted was for him to stay.

annie_d

Any time i have away from work i want to be with my husband. I think that's how i define love.

candygirl

Percy1983 wrote: »

I actually found a song which sums it up perfectly, so perfectly it was the first dance on our wedding day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HpA7UZvWdc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaE6toi4mk
That was my wedding song!!:j:j:j