love vs 'in love'

lets hear it... what's the difference between the two. c'mon folks... you've used this line more than once to break up with a guy/girl... what's the difference in the two? or is it just a way of confusing the other so that you can make a quick getaway?

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One means 'no sex'

^Simply put but to try and and discuss it.

It's a simple thought that you can decide and that more than likely others will see first. (I know I've wrote about this b4) Anyhow, love is just love, simple, like that towards a friend and the stronger could be that of family. IN love is a relationship, obviously, and the difference is that after several months (for those really special people days or weeks :rolleyes:) and just talking to the person is something magical.

I wrote something better than that where ever it is and I'll post it if I can find it...

IMO

being in love is having to sacrifice yourself for the other person with the end result being that you both end up happy.

love is when you care about someone but wouldn't make the same sacrifices.

i think the word is something that each individule needs to determine what it means to them. i dont think it's something society can determine a definition for and simply say "this is what it means", now live by it.

i hope i'm making sense, cuz i'm tired! lol

love is liking a food..

in love is very hard to explain. This kind of love(if true) changes so much thru time you find so many more ways to be in love with the person you forget why you are staring at his/her face with a big smile.

tired, hope it makes some sense :p

in love is very hard to explain. This kind of love(if true) changes so much thru time you find so many more ways to be in love with the person you forget why you are staring at his/her face with a big smile.

tired, hope it makes some sense :p

That's such an awesome definition/description thing.

Simple. Love is for kids, "in love" is the feeling I have for my man mountain Slave. :smooch:

Love = doing what you know you should do (in this case towards people) even if it costs you your own desires and wants

ex: I treat you the way I want to be treated even if you don't treat me the same way.

my :2cents:

Neither exist.

you must be a youngun' :D

Each will have their own definition just what the two mean.

In love v.s love
How about trying explain hate v.s hatred?

The standards for In love v.s love will be on another level if marriage or children are involved.

in love comes with experience, giving when not recieving, Ect.

Love= could be just lust, fasination, dependecy, being nieve, ect.

Too many reasons, too many definitions, too many variables, and too many opinions.

nah... i just wanted to hear what you folks thought of the subject. i got into a heated discussion that there is no difference between the two so i decided to get some different perspectives.

my take... love is simply that... strong feelings of emotion towards another; not necessarily of lust nor desire. being in love... there's really nothing that i can really say... the simply acts of kindness that we do for another... like feeding someone while they're driving without having them to ask, the random kisses you give them, the sacrafices that you make for their happiness, and the way it hurts when they're not around.

as for me being a youngun'... i always found it odd that some in society would find it adolescent to talk about their feelings esp. those of love and regret. therein lies the stigma of seeking professional help from psychotherapists and those in the field of psychiatry.

thanks for the resonses! if nothing else, it was very interesting to see the many perspectives on this topic.

a

There seems to be many types and variations of luv.

How about:

What is the ultimate sign or example of showing luv?

In Love= The tingly can't be without you feelings you get when you find someone who is really right for you.

Love= The reason you stay. Love is seeing all the bad and loving the person anyways! As I always tell my DH love is waking up with my morning breath and kinky weird ass hair standing up everywhere, every morning, and knowing youd rather be there than anywhere else! :)

I generally have a view much diferent than others... I belive "in love" fades, but Love (true love) is forever!

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In love is a feeling within a relationship. A feeling of belonging. A mutual trust. Even extends into family and friends.

To love (truly) is to give of oneself when the giving is unwarranted or unearned and not ever pondering the unwarranted/unearned aspect.

A famous quote:

"If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift." ~ Frank Tyger
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In West Virginia being "In Love" within a relationship even extends into the family...

You can love your parents but you are in love with your boyfriend, husband, etc.

To me in love is a very powerful thing. I knew when I first met my wife that I was in love with her. Even though I don't really remember our first conversation. She came over to my house one night (she was a friend of a friend) and we were drinking. I woke up the next morning and she was laying in my bed next to me. Nothing happend, I wouldn't have been functional, way too much to drink. Anyways we talked for a while and the rest is history. To describe it I couldn't stop thinking about here, I didn't want to be away from her. I would call her just to hear her voice. I didn't care about sex at all. We were together for over a year and a half before we had sex. Before that I was used to getting laid all the time. Everything seemed magical, the way she moved, her eyes, she just made me glow. And my friends all made fun of me for it, but I didn't care. Anyways that is about the best I can describe it. Not something that is easy to do.

All joking aside...I met the man of my dreams 5 years and 9 months ago...and to this day I have not been able to get him out of my mind...he was the perfect man in every way and to this day I can still feel my heart pound in my chest at the thought of his kiss...he had this was of talking straight to my soul...we would say the same things at the same time...not just once or twice...but almost every conversation...it was like we were meant for eachother...his smile was like heaven...and he had this laugh that would light up my heart....I worshiped this man...
One day he called me and said he had lied to me about an ex girlfriend and that she had gotten pregnant two weeks before we met and that he would do anything for his kid...things went down hill from there...on his side not mine...I still love him now as much as I did then...maybe even more so...and I have never found another man who has treated me as kind and respectful as he did...he was one in a million...I know that I will love him forever because he is was truly my Soulmate...

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you must be a youngun' :D

Steel's no youngun', he just got bit in the ass by 'love', as I did.

To love someone is to care about someone in a more physical way...not necessarily a sexual thing, but it's more about the person having to be there physically all the time.

When you're truly "in love" with a person, your love goes beyond the physical senses...it's almost a spiritual thing. You can be located physically far away from a person, yet still feel the strong connection. That connection doesn't break if a person is "in love," no matter how far away the person is from them. They are still close, no matter what. In fact, being farther away is what will probably bring two people who are "in love" ultimately closer to one another in the end.

:2cents: