Love
Valentine's Day only comes once a year. It is the 14th of
February, which happens to be today's date. Valentine's Day is a day completely
centered on the idea of love. As I am sitting here, on Valentine's Day, I can't
help but wonder "what is love exactly and why there is a whole day based
on it?"
The definition of "love" is "a profoundly
tender, passionate affection for another person". This makes perfect
sense, but everyone seems to have their own definition. I personally believe
that married couples possess the strongest form of love. When a couple gets
married, they vow to spend the rest of their lives together and be faithful to
one another as long as they both shall live. To decide to get married is a very
big decision that is completely based on love. Two people will only get married
if they know that they love each other. They know that they love each other
when they feel that their partner is the only person that they need for the
rest of their life; if everyone in the world was to disappear except for them
self and one other person, their partner would be the one other person they
choose. This person probably understands them and treats them better than
anyone else in their life. Love within a married couple is more emotional than
physical. Marriage is the ultimate proof that a man loves a woman, which means
that he doesn't have to prove his love to her anymore because she knows he does
and there is no question that he does. At this point, he just needs to remind
her often, so she continues to feel loved because women are emotional human
beings and need to be reminded often. This kind of love is very different than
the kind of love that a younger couple possesses for one another.
Although they may claim that they love each other, a
relationship between a younger man and a younger woman probably hasn't reached
a point in which they are ready to get married. However, this doesn't mean that
they don't love each other. These two people are probably committed to one
another and believe that their partner is the only one they want to be with.
This is just a different form of love. Unlike a married couple, love between a
younger couple is both physical and emotional. There is an emotional connection
between these two people, which is why they are together and why they love each
other; however, a woman in this kind of relationship constantly needs to be
reminded that her man loves her. Usually, if he loves her enough, the man won't
have a problem with this. The woman will want to constantly be reminded of how
he feels about her and why. Not only will she want to hear that he loves her,
but she will also want him to "show" that he loves her. She will
obviously want him to buy her things and take her places. This kind of love is
common, but isn't always strong enough to last. If the love is strong, it will
ultimately lead to marriage; which will give the man a break probably after a
few months.
The last form of love is natural. It occurs within a family.
Family members love each other. I know there are circumstances in which family
members don't love each other, but I am not referring to those situations
because I am talking about love. People that are related to each other
naturally love one another (I am mostly referring to immediate family).
Although family members may fight and be mad at each other, they are still
family. In the end, they will always be there for each other and make
sacrifices for one another, if needed, because that is what family is for, and
that is true love. It is true love because no matter what happens and no matter
what is said, they are always going to be family and family is always going to
be there for each other.
This brings me back to my initial question, "what is
love exactly and why is there a whole day based on it?" Love is so many
different things, feelings, emotions, and actions; but, ultimately, it is a
part of life, and it is only fitting that there be a whole day based on it so
everyone can identify their idea of love.
Wow! I really like your concept of love; I do think that you understand love quite well; and the question at the end actually made me think a little. Great job! (:
ReplyDeleteI liked that you focused on the different types of love and the differences between the three, especially about the part about young lovers not actually being "marriage material", because we know so many couples that swear they're in love after only a small amount of time. It was very thorough and clear to follow :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you listed the types of love that you see. I definitely agree that the strongest form of love is found in marriage. I also loved how you said that the love that a married couple shares is mainly emotional and not physical. Lovely job! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is very impressive! I love how you took different types of love such as marriage, young love, and the natural love of family into the abstracted idea. I agree to the last paragraph because on why do we dedicate ourselves on that one day of February to celebrate love? In other terms, we must celebrate it everyday as much as we can before things goes at its worst. Such as that quote, " You must love your neighbor as yourself" if we do this everyday then it brings happiness to people even strangers you do not know, show them your love by just saying hi or just a random act of kindness that is all. Thank you! This piece was great!
ReplyDeleteI agree 100%! Marriage is the strongest form of love and getting married is the strongest way to show that you love that person:) I also enjoyed that you described the different ways to show your love to somebody.
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned family love because it doesn't usually come to mind when we think of love and yet it applies. I also like your last paragraph, it perfectly wrapped up your paper and reinstated your initial idea.
ReplyDelete"Mawwaige.... Is what bwings us together... today."
ReplyDeleteI really like how you mentioned an idea and then very clearly developed your answer. Also how you distinguished the difference between love in marriage and love between high school sweethearts really shows high-level thinking. Nice :)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is very impressive. It really reflected your thoughts and was also very emotional. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of your concepts of love within the different types. I love how you listed all the different types, and then in the end it tied them all down to your one initial definition. Good job :)
ReplyDeleteI totally must have disregarded the title because when I read the first couple of sentences, I thought this was going to be about Valentine's Day, haha. But I think you're absolutely on point with your definitions of the different types of love.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you showed the different versions of love and how you interpreted them
ReplyDeleteGreat Topic Brianna! Love is something that infactuates us all, we constantly are searching for love, its where we get our self esteem, our worth, our happiness. Love is so important as humans because we are affectianate by nature. Something to consider is the use of word love in reference to objects in life such as t.v. shows, or food. Its really sad to think how we have degraded the word love to something as silly as objects when a proffession of love should be between people. Just a thought but anyway I like your piece alot! As I read the last part I totatly thought of Lilo and Stich because "Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets let behind."
ReplyDeleteHow fitting a subject for the month of February. I liked that you approached love philosophically by exploring what love embodies in different scenarios. Because it shows how complex and broad the topic is and goes beyond the love a couple has for each other. You did a great job tackling the definition of love and establishing Valentine's Day as an influential.
ReplyDeleteI like your writing and the intellectual deepness of the topic.
ReplyDeleteThe point that I agree the most with is how you mentioned love is sacrificial. I feel like you dont truly love someone unless you are able to sacrifice what you want or what you are used to doing to please a special person, whether it is a family member, friend, of boyfriend/girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteaha "but i am not referring to those situations because i am talking about love." Concise organization helped readers stay focused on the concept at hand. This was a rather objective definition of love, which seems like such a subjective concept. Would you have written this differently if there weren't as many people reading it? Would you consider using examples from your life that drove you to this conclusion?
ReplyDeleteoh whopes, and thank you for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your view of love being different and having many forms. I believe love is strong in all its forms.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that love is sacrificial its one if the biggest sacrifices someone can make
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you started off with a question that seems so simple, but when we really think about it no one knows the answer. I enjoyed how you defined the various types of love and made them all tie back to your main point of writing this.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you view love, we have to same views good job
ReplyDeleteI loved it! (no pun intended) I really enjoyed your take on the three types of love. Although, I do think that mairrage is even more so physical then the young love, just like you said on a deeper more emotional level as well.
ReplyDeleteI find it great at how the simplicity this is. Great work! But it may be a little late to talk about Valentine's Day since I'm typing this in March.
ReplyDeleteI actually wrote a piece just like this for my extra credit back in December! I loved reading it and seeing how another person interpreted such a simple concept! Its like "here is something that is in all our lives; its so simple, and so complex, yet we all crave it"! It was written very well and very clearly!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, Ms Solano is mine ever going to be posted?
I liked how you asked a question and gave multiple types of love. very interesting piece.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that marriage is the strongest form of love and I like how you tied in the different forms of love
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we got the opportunity to hear your perspective on love. The simple definition of love can be twisted with society today. You made the reader stop and take a step back and look into the word love. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was nice that you pointed out different types of love's instead of just the couple one. There is a part i dont agree on that goes "Love within a married couple is more emotional than physical" This is not necessarily true, there is always physical and emotional situations presented in anyone that is a couple... and "Marriage is the ultimate proof that a man loves a woman, which means that he doesn't have to prove his love to her anymore because she knows he does and there is no question that he does." If you were to ask me i definitely need something other then marriage to show that my significant other loves me and being married says the least of it, and if you really think about it theres some people who are legally married but separated .. other then that it was a good read.
ReplyDeleteIt was great the way you were able to present your idea and the different view points on it, it worked together great to make it complete.
ReplyDeletethe piece was very unique in that rather than trying to express you love you analyze it critically exploring the different context it which it is used. i enjoyed it as it was not something that i was expecting simply based on the title.
ReplyDeletethis really made me think about all the different forms of love, although its just a simple four letter word it is also very complex. you did a great job in stating what different types of love there are. you did an overall great job! i loved it(:
ReplyDeleteLove is weird and awkward, especially for teenagers, but you have some very great insight on the topic!
ReplyDeleteI loved your view on love and how you define it.
ReplyDeleteI loved your view on love and how you define it.
ReplyDeleteI like how in the began with how you came to think of the subject and in the end brought it together, and I also love how you give a definition but then say everyone has their own, because ultimately the definition is reasonable but yeah its true that its the same but different for everyone (:
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your perspective on the different types of love. Great job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I literally think about this everyday.
ReplyDeleteAll the various types of definitions of love had got me thinking of all the different types of love one can have. Very well written!
ReplyDeleteI truly love your presentation (no pun intended) you gave us a clear understanding of what we would consider love and I believe that was very creative. I agree with your interpretation, but I feel that if you would have added some great examples of “love” as to some anecdotes that would have made your piece really shine. Other than that you did an excellent job.
ReplyDelete"When your taught to love everyone, love your enemies, what value does that place on love?" -MM just a quote I've always ... LOVED ... about love. I appreciate your perspective on love.
ReplyDeleteThe discussion of the different kinds of love rather than the usual romantic based love is refreshing, especially around this time of year.
ReplyDeleteThis one hit the nail so perfectly I can't...I absolutely loved your second paragraph where you defined love and marriage. This was so great!
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