Is there a difference between having love for someone and being in love with someone?

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Karrimurray · Accepted Answer

I definitely think there’s a difference. You can have love for someone because they’ve been important to you, because you care about them, or because you shared something meaningful. But being in love feels deeper, it’s the kind of feeling that makes you want to choose that person, build with them, and emotionally invest in them.

You can love someone and still know you’re not meant to be together. Sometimes that’s the hardest kind of love to accept.

Beckybooboo · Accepted Answer

Like someone else said, I have a lot of love for my family and friends but I'm only in love with my husband.

Finchie40 · Accepted Answer

Yes, being in love with someone means you are totally In love with that person no matter what , having love for someone just means you care about them and you love how they treat you as a person but you aren’t in love with them , you just love the connection you share with them but you have no passion for them. Meaning
You don’t want to rip their clothes off per say lol

MrOracle · Accepted Answer

Of course. The former is usually non-romantic while the latter is overtly romantic.

Love Doctor Brad · Accepted Answer

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Yes, huge difference.
Having love for someone = deep care, respect, attachment, like for a close friend or family. You want the best for them, but you’re not romantically pulled in.

Being in love = romantic + emotional + physical attraction. You crave them, think about them constantly, future-plan with them, feel that “spark.”

One is warm. The other is on fire. 🔥

ohsheeT · Answer

Yes for me it is i have a lot of friends I love  But when im with someone that love is 100 time greater

Clara4567 · Answer

Yes, there is a very big difference between the two. Being in love is an intense, chemical rush of wanting someone; loving someone is the daily decision to support, respect, and accept them. I can sum. it app by saying that being in love menas that you need someone tk make you happy while havinf love gor someone means that you choose to stay with that person because you have feeling, care and respect for him or her.

s0j7e3zyxc8v0 · Answer

Yep i think there’s a difference u can still have love for someone and care about them deeply without being in love with them anymore being in love feels more romantic and intense while having love for someone can just mean u still care about them and want the best for them

xawyx-3 · Answer

I believe so, having love for someone doesn't have to be romantic, it can be for example parental love. On the other hand, being in love with someone is always romantic.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Isn't "being in love" romantic and "having love" is just plutonic love?

browsingthroughthe · Answer

Lol sounds like celebrity crushes versus real crushes versus wishful thinking  What is love, lol 💘 💖

molonski2 · Answer

You can have a network that you do Love , but certainly not be " in love " the two things are vastly different.

MrChinaski · Answer

Yes. Being in love is a chemical cascade designed to make you pregnant quickly. Love is the act of nurturing, supporting, challenging and growing with someone.

slatyb · Answer

"In love" implies a desire for partnership. Having love is a desire for their happiness and perhaps their company.

Agape93 · Answer

Sure. I love @SecretsofKB to pieces. But im not in love with her. Ones based in affection, the other in romance

RavVid · Answer

I think being in love is more of infatuation mixed with love and a topping of sexual desire. Being in love fades.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I guess it is intentionality versus involuntariness.

NathanDavis · Answer

yeah... I love my friends, my family, my pets... but I am not in love with them, lol

MissSunshine2 · Answer

Most definitely. One can love someone as family or romantically.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Yeah, one is romantic feelings and one is general.. Many couples still love each other but the romantic feelings died because they let it..

OneViewpoint · Answer

Sure, loving someone and being in love with someone are

Deniz27 · Answer

Respect shows that you think sensible. If you fall in love a boy , It shows that you listen to your heart so your emotions is very intense.

samael_kmarty · Answer

Yes It's different we have love for people we care about family, friends. Where you can be sad and happy. Bit in love is between 2 people striped of all boundaries and still choose them.

DonaldDarko · Answer

The latter is sexual its more horniness than love and tends to be transitory.

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 I think there is a difference, but cannot really tell you what it is?

gasman70 · Answer

yes, like the difference between loving your friend or a sibling vs loving your girlfriend boyfriend wife husband

loveslongnails · Answer

Of course. Doesn't everyone have friends that they love? That doesn't mean you're IN love with them.

PeterLegg91 · Answer

Yes lol , being in love means your both in love with each other , and having love for someone is different cos only you love them and they see you more as a friend

exitseven · Answer

Yes, you can love a brother or a sister. It is incest to be in love with one.

Shiprex · Answer

Yes being in love makes them the centre of your focus.

Kelly6 · Answer

@simslover92 You can have love for any family members and relatives. But can only be in love with your partner

AngryCarl3 · Answer

I can love multiple people but I can only be in love with one person at a time.

RedInnocent69 · Answer

💯 I have a love for a lot of people that I don’t care to spend every minute of every day with or desperately want to stick my penis in

msc545 · Answer

Yeah, being in love feels more involuntary and addictive.

Anonymous · Answer

Of course, I have love for friends and family and my pets. I am not in love with them.

EleganceNDanger · Answer

You have love for parent or sibling, or friend. But you're in love with a person.

Anonymous · Answer

I really don't care to know the difference honestly

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yesss there is a big difference

WhitneySnow · Answer

Yes. The second one is romantic.

Anonymous · Answer

Are u in love? With whom

pearlshelledfairy · Answer

Love encompasses every emotion.

Anonymous · Answer

The second one probably is more intense.

Extraterrestrial1999 · Answer

Yes for sure.

sage2021 · Answer

Definitely! 💯

RachyRach · Answer

Absolutely

AgentG111 · Answer

Absolutely

dudeinohio · Answer

Absolutely.

fish5505_87 · Answer

Yes!

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah big difference

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