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Message: <blockquote data-quote="coolgayathra" data-source="post: 4197937" data-attributes="member: 163639">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" target="_blank">English</a> word "love" can have a variety of related but distinct meanings in different contexts. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that English relies mainly on "love" to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_words_for_love" target="_blank">Greek words for "love."</a> Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[4]</a>Although the nature or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence" target="_blank">essence</a> of love is a subject of frequent debate, different aspects of the word can be clarified by determining what isn't love. As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate" target="_blank">hate</a> (or neutral <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apathy" target="_blank">apathy</a>); as a less sexual and more emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lust" target="_blank">lust</a>; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship" target="_blank">friendship</a>, although other definitions of the word love may be applied to close friendships in certain contexts.When discussed in the abstract, love usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself (cf. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism" target="_blank">narcissism</a>).In addition to cross-cultural differences in understanding love, ideas about love have also changed greatly over time. Some historians date modern conceptions of romantic love to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages, although the prior existence of romantic attachments is attested by ancient love poetry.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[5]</a>Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9" target="_blank">thought-terminating cliché</a>, and there are a number of common <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb" target="_blank">proverbs</a> regarding love, from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil" target="_blank">Virgil</a>'s "Love conquers all" to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>' "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Need_is_Love" target="_blank">All you need is love</a>." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell" target="_blank">Bertrand Russell</a> describes love as a condition of "absolute value," as opposed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_value" target="_blank">relative value</a>. Theologian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jay_Oord" target="_blank">Thomas Jay Oord</a> said that to love is to "act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others, to promote overall well-being."<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/" target="_blank">http://www.elakiri.com/forum/</a>Impersonal loveA person can be said to love a country, principle, or goal if they value it greatly and are deeply committed to it. Similarly, compassionate outreach and volunteer workers' "love" of their cause may sometimes be borne not of interpersonal love, but impersonal love coupled with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism" target="_blank">altruism</a> and strong political convictions. People can also "love" material objects, animals, or activities if they invest themselves in bonding or otherwise identifying with those things. If sexual passion is also involved, this condition is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphilia" target="_blank">paraphilia</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[6]</a><a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/" target="_blank">http://www.elakiri.com/forum/</a>Interpersonal loveInterpersonal love refers to love between human beings. It is a more potent sentiment than a simple liking for another. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unrequited_love" target="_blank">Unrequited love</a> refers to those feelings of love that are not reciprocated. Interpersonal love is most closely associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_relationships" target="_blank">interpersonal relationships</a>. Such love might exist between family members, friends, and couples. There are also a number of psychological disorders related to love, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotomania" target="_blank">erotomania</a>.Throughout history, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" target="_blank">philosophy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion" target="_blank">religion</a> have done the most speculation on the phenomenon of love. In the last century, the science of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" target="_blank">psychology</a> has written a great deal on the subject. In recent years, the sciences of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_psychology" target="_blank">evolutionary psychology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_biology" target="_blank">evolutionary biology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology" target="_blank">anthropology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience" target="_blank">neuroscience</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology" target="_blank">biology</a> have added to the unders</blockquote>

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