Do we ever really know what love is?

[RingOfFire]

In my experience, we go through stages of love in life. At every stage we think we know what real love is. But when we reach the next stage we realize we didn't. And further down the road, in later stages, we look back and wonder how we ever could have thought what we felt was love. But we also finally realize that it won't be too long before our current notion of love, however confident we may be about it, will be replaced with an even deeper understanding. There is a lot of pain in between the stages, but that's how we learn and perfect our love.

One of the few compensations of getting old is that we become closer to the time that we may one day have a chance to experience the ultimate love.

[sage2021]

I thought I was in love a few times. It felt what love is supposed to feel like. But people change - then soon they aren't the person you thought they were and it fades away.
I know that so many times people will brag on and on about their love relationships, then I find out it's not true. So, you can't always believe people when it comes to love.

[Skyros]

It doesn’t fade for everyone. My grandparents never divorced and happiness is a fleeting feeling that comes and goes like ocean tides. They had a something larger and stronger than happiness.

[RingOfFire]

My grandparents were also devoted to each other until the ends of their lives. As were my parents. There were difficult times, but they weathered the storms.

[Anonymous]

Yes, many men, understand what love is.

Think about it, they could be single or stay in relationship, and never propose marriage, and they would be loved by the woman more, have more frequent sex, and not have to do these and many other things. He even accepts this while concurrently working so he can support the very people who love him lesser. He accepts this though. I fact he welcomes it because it's in guys nature to what to be seen as needed, necessary, etc.

[inhua]

when people at their best moments choose to be with you at your worst moments and vice versa

a gorgeous beautiful virgin woman loves an ugly disabled homeless man whom she inspires and encourages to become handsome, abled, rich and in return he loves her back while she's going through her cancer

but this really just a fantasy pipe dream

[supercutebutt]

It's just hormones whooshing around. Then after that wears off, you will probably be annoyed by the person. :)

[RingOfFire]

I've always loved eternal optimists.

[Kelly6]

totally agree

[poetic_pisces]

true love Exist

but I think its different to everyone

to me I think every good action you do to someone without expecting anything in return is love

[RingOfFire]

Well said. I agree.

[Nikki1989]

You know when you truly find it. If you have to ask, you are probably still searching.

[whistlingwh0res]

Love often come as sex. The real love is often self projection and imagination or loneliness. I would say that there is no love but we pretend because we are lost our way.

[RingOfFire]

That is a sad world to live in.

[whistlingwh0res]

It is sad but what can we do?

[red324]

love is wiping your husband/wifes ass when you're 80 years old

[RingOfFire]

🤣
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[Molly1997]

I’m pretty sure I’ve already found the one , and over time yeah it keeps changing and evolving

[Skyros]

We can never understand or exhibit love like God can. It’s one of the best gifts He gave us aside from Jesus Himself.

[Pterodon]

If you’d sacrifice your life so someone could live I’d say that’s love

[Anonymous]

Love is what is left after all the money and or looks are gone.

[magiusX26]

most humans alive/existing today do not know the full scope of love. saddly there is almost no way to regain this lost knowledge/ability either.

[Jamie05rhs]

Are you talking about Jesus?

[RingOfFire]

Not specifically, but if you choose to read that into what I said I have no objection.

[Jamie05rhs]

Okay; cool!

[Jamie05rhs]

Then what did you mean by this?
"One of the few compensations of getting old is that we become closer to the time that we may one day have a chance to experience the ultimate love."
Just curious.

[RingOfFire]

As I wrote that I assumed that some readers would interpret it as a religious reference and particularly that it might be about Jesus. It could be, but that is not specifically what I meant. I meant it in a broader spiritual sense. In the sense that at the end of our life we may have an opportunity to have a spiritual experience that exposes us to the ultimate form of love. Regardless of your religious beliefs, many believe that this is something we experience at the end of our lives, whether through Jesus or some other spiritual encounter.

[kakaling]

I knew love, when I lost it, so painful.

[RingOfFire]

Few things are more painful than learning what it means by losing it.

[Luopio27]

Everyone has their own defenitions of love.