What is the difference between love and in love?
@melindataylor22 (959)
Waltham, Massachusetts
July 13, 2016 10:15pm CST
I understand the intellectual difference between love and in love. But I have always struggled with knowing when I feel 1 or both in my romantic relationships. I honestly wonder if that is 1 reason why my relationships are more short lived. I struggle to truly understand what I want. It seems to change. It also seems unbalanced where the people who love me the most and are in love with me are not always the same as the ones I seem to feel that way about. It's definitely something to discuss with my therapist and pray about. I also will always love any exes I gave my heart to as well as my current relationship. I am also able to love multiple people at once. I just find love quite complex. What do you think mylotters?
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
Love is really an unexplanable feeling. It is an emotion that most of us can't give a real explanation.
According to a psychologist named Rubin, there are three things that you can feel if you are in love.Those are Caring, Intimacy and Attachment.
That means you are emotionally open with one another , sensitive to each other's feelings and you have that bond that involves a desire for regular contact with each another..
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@melindataylor22 (959)
• Waltham, Massachusetts
14 Jul 16
I love psychology and am a psych major. I think I learned about this at some point in my studies.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
@melindataylor22 Yeah, you have that in your general Psychology .
