“Love” – Is It Always and Only About Lovers?

Hi sid anna, yes there are many discussions and many more topics about love. Love is not only about lovers, it is all about love towards our family members, parents, siblings, friends, wife and husband, children, pets, god, nature and many more. But most of them will write about lovers. But i believe love can't be easily defined, that is a very emotional feeling with different different people. Have a nice day anna.

Dear brother, I am agree with you.. I too believe in love. And think lover is the best friend who always try to understand our feelings at best level. So Lover is one who know how to love. And love is something which learn a person to understand the feelings of other person. Thanks

Hello Sid, Almost once year ago I was sitting with my elder son for his studies. The word ‘love’ was in his book; I can’t remember what the exact thing was. But I remember when saying the word ‘love; there was a sarcastic smile or shy or something unwanted expression on his face (remember he is only 9 years now). I could easily understand from his expression there is something wrong information he got about the word ‘love’. I told him why you are smiling, he nodded his head on negation, I explained him no need feel bad to utter this word. I have ‘love’ for you; you have ‘love’ for me, and for your brother father etc. That is the meaning explained here. I saw the relief in his face, after this incident he never did the same action or feel shy to use the word ‘love’. However, I would like to keep away from the ‘love’ discussion here because I am not experienced to give advises for love failures and all other issues here discussed in mylot.

As I always say, it is a diamond jewel, which has so many facets and all will shine, when light comes on it. It reflects in double strengths to different direction. It attracts, diverts and reflects. So, love is precious wherever it is. Who ever handle the same with care will get so much of fragrance and lights from it. Also, at the same time, if we cannot identify the power of love, it is so ugly and it has to bear the whole sin and curse on it. It has beauty, if it reaches to the proper hands and get matured when the proportion comes in proper levels, may be it is handling by anyone, mother and child, husband and wife, brother and sister, student and teacher, who ever it is. I think this feeling is living ever green since the birth of the first living thing on earth. Love is so long old and it feels like a new born child, who give birth yesterday. Love is love, it should realise what it exactly is. Some are so fortunate to know the inner feelings of love, and as many are destined to know how dirty it is. So, if we take care of love in its quality, we can enjoy them just like a diamond. Thank-s

Love is not only about lovers. It is about yourself, your family, your friends, your community. Love is all about LIFE :)

greetings! there are many types of love -- agape, eros, ludus, storge, pragma, mania, etc, so i don't love is only about lovers. however, people tend to talk about love in this context since this is something people enjoy talking about. sometimes it's controversial, but most of the time, exciting. i can talk about all the other types of love, but i'd rather solicit advice regarding romantic matters here, hehe. and it's not about being shallow :)

I hate to be overly cynical but I think we have lost a lto when it comes to relationships of love, because of the deteriorating of the family due to modern morals..

I think people talk more about romantic love because this love is the one that is most broken or dissolved. Most articles that I read about love are sad and heartbreaking because the partner cheated or left the relationship completely. However, I do read many about the love between parents and children. When a parent talks about their children in a loving way, I consider that a love story or when a daughter talks about her dying father and the memories of their relationship, i consider that a love story. Love does come in many forms, it just may not seem that the writer is writing about love when in fact, that is really what they are writing about.

There are so many different ways that we can love someone. it isn't always a romantic love that can move us the most. Love isn't just about lovers. it is about the way we feel for someone. the emotion is what drives us, not romantic involvement.

You are right dear! Love is everywhere. But it is our fault or unawareness that we cannot see it. May be it is because we think loving our parents, children, siblings, friend are so natural. people always ignore natural things..that is suppose to happen without any influence, pressure, interests. They describe it as "should have to be or suppose to be or should be"...you love your parents...there is no uniqueness. All the children (atleast 99% times) in this world love their parents. So we can overlook it. But not all men in this world love your girlfriend or not all the girl love you. I think that is why we general people tend to view love in context of lovers because it brings two completely different person closer to each other, they might not have any connections, no previous contact, they might have cultural,mental, religious, political differences but there is one thing that make them feel each other, miss each other, love each other. We cannot find what exactly is that and thus we continuously discuss on it, try to find out the reason, background, facts etc. Relationship and love between parents, children, siblings, friends, nature, or sports are already tasted...we know the fact from ages, centuries, these are like universal truth. But we don't know why a boy falls in love with a girl, why a girl can sacrifice everything for a specific boy, but we human don't love to be in dark. So we play the roll as beta taster. oh you can say that. I think, the day we will know the reason that day we'll stop talking about lovers as the representatives of love.

I agree with you. I think it's important that people realize that you don't have a "lover" to love or be loved. When people forget that, they think they need a "lover" to be happy and not alone. To be happy in life you just need people who you love and who love you back whether they are lovers, friends, or relatives.

Hey friend! The reason why we are all here in the world is because of the love of our Lord for us. The mere fact that I am here in the world is because of love,my parents made me out love. As I grew up,my sister and my brothers are always there with me because that's how much they love me. I got married because I found the man who will unconditionally love me for who I am and what I will become. As I have my kids inside my womb,I'm already loving them. And the reason why I'm replying to you now is because of the love for a friend who will always support you in everything I can. So you see,even if we do not exist yet in the world,love is already there! See yah!

Hi! It is always a notion of the masses that when you talk of love it is always about lovers but LOVE encompasses everything, Love for yourself, love for others like your family, friends, even for your pet still that is love. Love is the greatest gift that God has given us and it is because of Love that we are still here. It is because of love that we are born, we are raised and we live. So, lets celebrate LOVE for all of its worth!

Love is the most powerful emotion. Many people searching for love. In loving you is love yourself first so that you knew what love is all about. Sometimes love can be Happy and sometimes sad just like the wheel of life.

It's the latter. Many people don't feel loved by parents or siblings or even by their own children but they Feel love from their partners/spouses.And what is Really sad , some think the Only love that matters is between spouses or parent to child. And if they have neither, they will Never know love Period!But like you , I Know there is so many different types of love.i have love for my parents and my siblings Bhai and for my guy. All are valid and all are expressed!

Yes sid...i have also marked this...moreover i have seen that when any topic related to men and women is started ...there is flood of responses to it..it can be all the time a 100% money maker bu yes...to be serious...there are many many relationships which have more importance than just the 'love' between men and women...though they are considered to be existing already....( like the mother and kids love is natural..also the love between siblings is natural...) but they can also be talked about.. i think the reason maybe...this relationship comes to birth afterward...and so we are not sure about it..or take time to adjust with it..just trying to put logic....but still i don't find much sense... anyway...good point to be noted...i think more discussions with other kind of love will spring up in future...thanx for making everyone to think a bit...

I cannot discuss about love for a mother and or a father as never had one. But I have two beautiful children that I love and adore and I have assured to instill so much love in them so that they will always love me. This love I taught them was to assure that they broke my past vicious pattern, where as now they will grow up and continue the beautiful passion for/of love in their future generations. I have been blessed with a man, my boyfriend who has taught me to love myself and appreciate myself for who I am with no expectations that others although never loving that I need to see beyond and appreciate me for me. So this brand new me loves all, unless they prove me wrong and well lets just say I end up growing numb with no indifference, simply understanding that not every one is the same and well not my place to judge just make sure I am amicable and move on with loving life.

Monkeys. Maybe you've heard the 'rule' "Monkey See, Monkey Do." That's how the world works with our monkey-minds. Maybe we understand 'agape' (Brotherly love, like all the kinds you talked about); but we can't see that kind of love, so many of us feel we can't discuss it (in a world built out of 'things we can see.')