What has happend peoples ability to feel Love? (girlfriend, husband, younger)

[Bette]

Real love does exist but often evolves over time.

I think what is happening today is that so many want and need love in their lives but have been disappointed whether it be by their families (break ups, lots of drama), other people they meet (high school crushes, college relationship, young love) and after a while, it's hard to trust. Of course, everyone is on a different time frame and it's harder to find the right one.

I'm glad I did (finally) but we've had our share of the hills and valleys (mostly caused by the outside forces like work!).

[picklejuice]

Is it any wonder?
We have epidemic-like drug and alcohol use all over this country!

When those substances are misused and/or abused, it can very easily lead to these things (and more): indifference, extreme selfishness, and psychosis.

Unfortunately, many of these folks become parents, and oftentimes produce offspring with sociopathic behavior, etc.

[lovesMountains]

True love continues to exist...look for instance at the great love between Chicago movie critic Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz:

Roger Ebert and his wife - Time Out Chicago (http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/cultural-heroes/62651/roger-ebert-and-his-wife - broken link)

The problem is, too many people fail to understand that "love" is a verb.

[LakeShoreSoxGo]

There is no such thing as love. It is an abstract emotion.

[Thursday007]

Originally Posted by lovesMountains

True love continues to exist...look for instance at the great love between Chicago movie critic Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz:

Roger Ebert and his wife - Time Out Chicago (http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/cultural-heroes/62651/roger-ebert-and-his-wife - broken link)

The problem is, too many people fail to understand that "love" is a verb.

It's actually both. Love is a noun, to love is a verb.

LOVE

noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.


Love | Define Love at Dictionary.com

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by Thursday007

It's actually both. Love is a noun, to love is a verb.

LOVE

noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.


Love | Define Love at Dictionary.com

My point was, love requires action (and we should have all learned in elementary school that verbs are the words that describe action)

First you have to CHOOSE to love (an action), then you have to behave in loving ways (more action).

Love the noun requires no effort, no self sacrifice, no real growth. The reason so many people today are wondering why they can't find love is, they think love is only a noun.

[Knight2009]

Originally Posted by miyu

I think love is so easy to have nowadays without any real sacrifice or obstacles that we don't really think about it anymore, it is simply experiential. I mean sure we have to deal with long-distance relationships etc. but there isn't anything life threatening about it... no social hell or mud to growl in... only social awkwardness to overcome.

Maybe in the fundamentalist countries where a Jewish man and a Palestinian woman are in love but they cannot see each other because of segregation... those types of circumstances might bring out the full meaning of love. For example, my grandparents were childhood friends and they both survived war, genocide, and famine together but that was 3 generations ago.

Nowadays we have to create our own drama to make our romance stories seem interesting. Love is infatuation. Love is being a half of the power couple. Love is like puppies and kittens. Love is raising a peaceful family. Love is sharing. Love is being unable to live without somebody... but yet many do. Love is taking a bullet in the back for another person. But would that really happen anytime soon? No...

Love is being in love. Love is love. I think that is our current amorphous definition.

Beautifully spoken!

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Thursday007

King Edward Vlll abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallace Simpson.

King Edward VIII Abdicated to Marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson

Big deal! Kept the money; kept the woman; lost the responsibilities; lived carefree! Can't beat it"!"

[Knight2009]

Originally Posted by Asexualgirl

What do you think?What has happend peoples ability to feel Love?

Two words: the 1970's

[Thursday007]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

Big deal! Kept the money; kept the woman; lost the responsibilities; lived carefree! Can't beat it"!"

His brother gave him a modest allowance which he had to supplement writing his memoirs and illegal currency trading....so, he didn't get to keep all the monetary perks.