Outside of the double-helixed spectre of gene-based love (that is not a love of Levis* but rather a parental love or familial love), is unconditional love possible ( Read more... )

I love you.

Those are rather potent words.
To me, they seem to indicate three things immediately:
"I care about you.", "I like you tremendously.", and "I will do anything I can to make you happy."

'tis all. I'm not entirely sure about my third criterion there, mind you.

ETA: Does trust enter into that? Do you need to trust someone to love them ( Read more... )

"Love is of the highest order, and so one must be given entirely, freely." - A badly phrased quotation, of yours truly ( Read more... )

I think the main thing to realise is that when two people both care about each other, a nice state can be achieved ( Read more... )

There are two sides to love, which - I'm starting to realise - are necessary. And which I have been loth to remember in the past - much to my cost. In the course of the past month, I have read two books and they have changed how I think. Potentially for the better ( Read more... )