On chasing the idea of love

<p><strong>On chasing the idea of love </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What is love?</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>1.</strong> <strong>Dictionary Definition is</strong></p><p>·     a quality or feeling of strong or constant affection for and dedication to another </p><p>·     attraction based on sexual desire: the strong affection and tenderness felt by lovers </p><p>·     a beloved person</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>2.</strong> <strong>Love is experienced and defined differently for everybody</strong></p><p> </p><p>·     We all know that love is relative for everybody and each definition will have varying explanations and experiences as to how a person defines love. </p><p>·     When you ask people about the love you hear that it’s supposed to be unconditional, selfless, and beautiful</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Is it really just love we’re chasing? Or just the idea of a perfect love that exists? </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>3.</strong> <strong>Maybe love isn’t just what we’re taught it is to be</strong></p><p>·     Know that there are different kinds of love that you can have and experience in this world. </p><p>·     These are at least 8 kinds of them and here is each one of them and their definitions. </p><p> </p><p>·     Agape- Unconditional love, this is an altruistic, selfless, unconditional love. Not all can do this but this is mostly associated with God’s love for his creation.</p><p> </p><p>·     Eros-Romantic love, it is usually associated with romantic, passionate, and physical love. It is an expression of sexual passion and desire.</p><p> </p><p><br>·     Philia — Affectionate Love, it is the kind of love that you feel for your friends. According to Plato, this is Platonic love, a love without sexual acts</p><p> </p><p>·     Philautia - self-love. In our modern-day society, most people associate self-love with being narcissistic, selfish, or stuck on themselves. We cannot give to others what we don’t ha