Is love a myth?

[Electric_Fusilier]

Ah right. So I presume that SocratesX is some kind of authority on involuntary celibacy then?

 

[cheaptrickfan]

Ah right. So I presume that SocratesX is some kind of authority on involuntary celibacy then?

You'd have to ask him.

 

[sunbeam]

Are you fat?

Is it purely rhetorical quastion, or do you really want me answer for such stupid quastion to update stupider that this quastion statistics you're carrying out ?

 

[QuietGuy]

Let's try and bring the thread back to the interesting discussion we were having. Please?

 

[mintymint]

I believe love is real since I've been lucky enough to experience it a few times in my life. So I think you'll find what you're looking for. Welcome to the forum Sunbeam. I hope you like it here

(And don't pay too much attention to SocratesX )

 

[sunbeam]

Love is not a myth, Sunbeam. It exists, as I have had the priviledge of being in love myself, once.

My problem now - I suppose you could call it my post-love problem, lol - is that I'm finding it terribly easy to develop crushes. I don't like it much - basically, I just have to sit them out until they fade away. I'm thinking of starting a thread about it...

Actually I don’t remember I've ever been crushed over someone, I don't know what is that feeling, but I think love can start out as a crush, a crush is only first blush impression, once you see the imperfections and still want to live with someone, it brings you to the other side of the line love, this is how I see it. Maybe some of your crushes will become quite a serious matter involving feelings like lust and love.

 

[lomojojo]

"I found myself driven to argue the value of the human race. "Not all of us are masters of hatred, as you say."
"All," it insisted.
"Some of us are good."
"None."
"most of us are good"
"Pretense," the demon said with that unshakable confidence that is (so the Bible tells us) a mark of the Evil Ones and is an instrument with which doubt can be implanted in the minds of mortals.
I said, " Some of us love."
"there is no love," the demon said.
"you're wrong. It exists."
"It is an illusion."
"Some of us love," I insisted.
"You lie."
"Some of us care."
"All lies."
"We have courage, and we are capable of self-sacrifice for the sake of others. We love peace and hate war. We heal the sick and mourn the dead. We are not monsters, damn you. We nuture children and seek a better world for them."

-Dean Koontz (Twilight Eyes, Page: 399-400)

This is beautiful!!!

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But maybe we should start by defining love...

 

[SophiaGrace]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Love

love   /lʌv/ Show Spelled [luhv] Show IPA noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.
3. sexual passion or desire.
4. a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart.
5. (used in direct address as a term of endearment, affection, or the like): Would you like to see a movie, love?
6. a love affair; an intensely amorous incident; amour.
7. sexual intercourse; copulation.
8. ( initial capital letter ) a personification of sexual affection, as Eros or Cupid.
9. affectionate concern for the well-being of others: the love of one's neighbor.
10. strong predilection, enthusiasm, or liking for anything: her love of books.
11. the object or thing so liked: The theater was her great love.
12. the benevolent affection of god for His creatures, or the reverent affection due from them to God.
13. Chiefly Tennis . a score of zero; nothing.
14. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter L.
–verb (used with object)
15. to have love or affection for: All her pupils love her.
16. to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person).
17. to have a strong liking for; take great pleasure in: to love music.
18. to need or require; benefit greatly from: Plants love sunlight.
19. to embrace and kiss (someone), as a lover.
20. to have sexual intercourse with.
–verb (used without object)
21. to have love or affection for another person; be in love.
—Verb phrase
22. love up, to hug and cuddle: She loves him up every chance she gets.
—Idioms
23. for love,
a. out of affection or liking; for pleasure.
b. without compensation; gratuitously: He took care of the poor for love.
24. for the love of, in consideration of; for the sake of: For the love of mercy, stop that noise.
25. in love, infused with or feeling deep affection or passion: a youth always in love.
26. in love with, feeling deep affection or passion for (a person, idea, occupation, etc.); enamored of: in love with the girl next door; in love with one's work.
27. make love,
a. to embrace and kiss as lovers.
b. to engage in sexual activity.
28. no love lost, dislike; animosity: There was no love lost between the two brothers.
Use Love in a Sentence
See images of Love
Search Love on the Web

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Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE lufu, c. OFris luve, OHG luba, Goth lubō; (v.) ME lov ( i ) en, OE lufian; c. OFris luvia, OHG lubōn to love, L lubēre (later libēre ) to be pleasing; akin to lief

—Related forms
outlove, verb (used with object), -loved, -lov·ing.
o·ver·love, verb, -loved, -lov·ing.


—Synonyms
1. tenderness, fondness, predilection, warmth, passion, adoration. 1, 2. Love, affection, devotion all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause. 2. liking, inclination, regard, friendliness. 15. like. 16. adore, adulate, worship.


—Antonyms
1, 2. hatred, dislike. 15, 16. detest, hate.

 

[lomojojo]

Quite informative!! I see

 

[Mr. Sir]

Sunbeam, if you are a girl.

Unless you are overweight, then you probably have guys THROWING themselves at you. Pick one.

You have your pic. I have zero options.

 

[Mysis]

I have zero options.

Probably has something to do with your dillusions about women.

Being a **** on top of it probably doesn't help either... Just sayin'.

 

[cheaptrickfan]

Sunbeam, if you are a girl.

Unless you are overweight, then you probably have guys THROWING themselves at you. Pick one.

I have zero options.

That is total ********.

First, I have known no shortage of chubby girls who do just fine in finding a boyfriend.

Secondly, likewise, I have seen plenty of lonely, cute women, and they're not holding out for some pretty-boy either. They just want a decent man.

So please, don't shove your issues onto someone else.

Also, I'd say that your negative attitude is the reason you feel as though you are out of options.

 

[oarivan]

I'd like to think so. This way I won't worry about missing out on anything.

 

[Wishtobemyself]

I think love is a myth until I find myself being crazy in love with someone. After that it won't be a myth at all.

 

[blahblahblah]

Secondly, likewise, I have seen plenty of lonely, cute women, and they're not holding out for some pretty-boy either. They just want a decent man.

Define "decent man". There is literally not a single women on this entire planet, (attractive or otherwise, lonely or otherwise, incel or otherwise, picky or otherwise) who wants me and yet no one has ever told me in what way I'm not a "decent man".

 

[blackhole]

Secondly, likewise, I have seen plenty of lonely, cute women, and they're not holding out for some pretty-boy either. They just want a decent man.

Define "decent man". There is literally not a single women on this entire planet, (attractive or otherwise, lonely or otherwise, incel or otherwise, picky or otherwise) who wants me and yet no one has ever told me in what way I'm not a "decent man".

joined today.

first post.

resurrects a year old thread.

wonder where this might lead.

 

[lonelyfairy]

love is not a myth

This.

I hope that it is not a myth

 

[beans]

There is literally not a single women on this entire planet, (attractive or otherwise, lonely or otherwise, incel or otherwise, picky or otherwise) who wants me and yet no one has ever told me in what way I'm not a "decent man".

Do you have a job?

 

[tangerinedream]

Secondly, likewise, I have seen plenty of lonely, cute women, and they're not holding out for some pretty-boy either. They just want a decent man.

Define "decent man". There is literally not a single women on this entire planet, (attractive or otherwise, lonely or otherwise, incel or otherwise, picky or otherwise) who wants me and yet no one has ever told me in what way I'm not a "decent man".

Funny, you sound just like someone who used to post here - the two of you are the only people I've ever seen use the word "incel."

As for your question, I can't possibly tell you what is wrong with YOU, not knowing you, but to define a "decent man," I'd say that a decent man is someone who is not a totally flaming *******.

Misogynist = not a decent man;
Abusive guy - either physically or emotionally = not a decent man;
Lying, cheating womanizer = not a decent man;
Someone who views women only as a vessel for his sexual gratification and completely overlooks the fact that they are people with feelings = not a decent man

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Ironically amused that this post was #666.

 

[Haz]

I believe in love

i'm just lacking it atm