I actually do want help on this one...

[taboola]

I had a really, really interesting conversation today. It was entirely interpretive--In fact, it was about something to which no absolute truth has yet been found: Love. The focus of our discussion was on the following question...

Q: ...Most will readily recognize that there are different types and different degrees of love...Duh. But, one popular

Comments

[dabearzfan4life]

this is why you should see "love actually".... except it doesn't deal much with love alot of the characters deal withuit. the love of a friend, the love of a girl one can never have, the love of brother and even the love that overcomes the ability to speak the same langaguage. but back to my mian point :love is love, caring and all that jazz which everyone knows about. being in love is when the other person becomes more important to you then yourself, and yes one person can be in love with someone else even if it is not in return. but honestly isn't it a shame that the English langauge only has one word for such a crazy and awesome emotion as love? BTW what is YOUR take on love and being in love?

[taboola]

i'll post my take on the difference between the two after a few more people tell me their own opinions. ;-D thankees much for yours!! i was worried no one would respond at all! =O!

i just think people should share things like this more often. If not through actually loving one another, then through understanding and discussing the different loves they've endured. it's something everyone should be comfortable and familiar with!

[dabearzfan4life]

ya know? your right people should talk about things like love, human nature, war and other things ACTUALLY importnat in life as opposed to who Austin Kuetcher is dating. Whatd f*ed up is I figured there'd be more people at Iowa who felt this way and would be comfortable talking about this, but its less then back in DSM. Even when drunk people just don't open up. stupid chicago yuppies.

[taboola]

I wish more people could explore Agape's theme...Love because loving is the right thing to do.

[icecubedemon]

Loving someone means being willing to do anything for them. Anything to help them, truely putting them before your own wants and needs. Living for the sake of them.

Obviously, not many people live that way, but idealy that's what I think love should be.

Then to be IN love... should have the basic principles of just love, but there's more of a spark. An intimate-ness...specifically between two people.

[taboola]

beautifully said

[icecubedemon]

hehe, intimate-ness...

*and she steps on the soap box*

[anonymous]

…Well, there’s definitely a difference, but it’s hard to explain

[anonymous]

Simply in regards to when I use "I love you" and "I'm in love with
you", the two phrases mean the exact same thing to me. There are differences in love, of course, but I don't use those two phrases to differentiate those feelings. For example, if I love someone (meaning that I really do need them) and want that in a romantic way I'd use either phrase. If I love someone but the romantic aspect isn't there for one reason or another I'd say "I love you" but simply not be tempted to say "I'm in love with you" because of the way that most people percieve that phrase (i.e. I want to have your children, etc.). I'd still feel like saying I'm in love with someone I love in that non-romantic way, I just know that it would be misinterpereted.

-Zimbles

[taboola]

if you agree that there are at least differences in love, how would you describe those? if you don't use "i love you" versus "i'm in love with you" to differentiate between whatever those both suposedly symbolize, than what do you use?