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We can't relax and make jokes just because it is a Knowledge guild? Granted the joke wasn't in the best taste, but let it go.

This is kinda something that I've been dealing with recently.

I believe love in unconditional, and I think that is a huge determinate between plain infatuation or lust.

I have a friend, and he's basically my best friend. And we've been friends for about five or six years now. And he has done things that have just furiated me, and I never get angry. The longest I have every really been angry at anyone is two weeks, and it was at him.

I love him, platonically, of course. He's my best friend, and I love him no matter what. I may get angry, and I'll yell and scream at him, but I always love him.

And he's told me if I'm ever angry at him, he wants me to yell at him, because he's afraid if I hold it all in, I'll get myself sick. I mean, I think that's an amazing friendship right there.

There's more to our relationship then that of course. We're very comfortable with one another. We have this weird thing we do where we basically cuddle/spoon in the back seats of our cars. We kiss on the cheek, we lie on one another, we hold hands, we're very itimate. But we know there's nothing more than a platonic relationship. He's also the only guy I know who will actually ask me about my period XD

I've never actually been in love, but I really think love is defined as being unconditional, along with intimacy and companionship.

I was SO thinking of that song when I read your topic title xd

But seriously...

People tend to mistake love as merely an emotion, but after you’re married, soon you'll realize that it's a lot more than that. Love is in part a decition, and when you marry someone, you decide to take that person for better and for worse, in sickness and in health. Some days, you may not have "warm and fuzzy feelings" for your spouse and this goes for all married couples. But it's important to remain strong, to decide to be with that person, whatever troubles lay ahead.

What's love got to do... got to do with it? What's love but a second-hand emotion? What's love got to do... got to do with it? Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? whee

Sorry, had to put that particular song reference out there- on to the post.



That sounds like a fairly ideal situation. I mean, obviously amore is important, as well, but philos/platonic love is a thing I think is too rarely seen to its full extent. Congratulations on that.

Love is the capacity to forgive and forget. You can forgive certain people, but you'll always remember whatever @$$holery they were up to. Someone you truly love is someone to whom you can apply a catchy phrase I may or may not have come up with- "Forgiven, forgotten, forever." It is actually vastly possible that I heard that somewhere, forgot about it, and decided I had invented it later sweatdrop . Whatever the case may be, that is the capacity of love.

It's nice to see how this is coming along. Even if what you have to say is a little off topic, all posts are appreciated.

Personally I think that there are many different levels of love defined by how much you are willing to sacrifice for another person.

Whoa slow down there, I never said you're a bad person. By realizing that tiny mistake, and apologizing for it, you proved to everyone that you are not a bad person, and are pretty sensible biggrin .

By the way, it's not really that insulting, people hear it all the time. I think most people have become somewhat immune to it. I just pointed it out so the people who might get offended, don't like run off or something xp . Sorry if I sort of put you on the spot there sweatdrop .