Definition Of Love

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The Word Without a Definition
It is virtually impossible to ask two different people “what is love,” and expect the exact same answer or at least something similar. Love has one of, if not the loosest definition in the entire dictionary. Technically, love is “an intense feeling of deep affection.” However, everybody has their own meaning about what love means to them. Love can be expressed through words, money, sexual action, and even violence. People often argue about what love means, even though it is meaningless. When larger pop culture figures such as artists, poets, songwriters, or any other popular individuals with a following tries to explain what love is through their work, they usually are not criticized too heavily because that is …show more content…

Everyone must rely on somebody else at another point in time. If a person is depended on at a consistent rate, a bond and admiration will form. That bond can sooner or later turn into a thing called love. Love is a common used term for affection. Certain actions that take place in everyday life can develop a relationship of love. In the 2016 movie Passengers, a man, whose name is Jim Preston, and woman, Aurora Lane, are stranded on a futuristic spaceship that continues to malfunction, putting the two in danger. In the climax of the film, Jim almost dies to save Aurora and the ship. In many cases, this action was in spite of love. However, can love only being proven if it takes a life-threatening incident to do so? In some eyes, yes. A relatively decent amount of people don’t realize how much somebody loves them until it is shown through an act of sacrifice. Although, for the other groups in society that does not believe action is all it takes to show “love,” they have their own separate …show more content…

Everyone is different. No two people are exactly the same. That is one big part as to why love is such a complex term. If one hundred are asked about their opinion of love, one hundred different responses will be said. Everyone’s internal emotions and morals determine their meaning of love. If one man shows his love and affection for someone by physically or emotionally abusing that someone, that is his way of showing his love and affection. Even though many say that abuse is not a show of love, and I would tend to agree, that opinion has to do with morals of the person judging, which is completely different than the abuser. This is where the argument comes full circle. This is where people in society need to accept that their definition of love is right because it is the only one they comprehend. People can relate or partially agree with what love is to others, but someone’s self made meaning incorporates that person’s beliefs and opinions on the

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