What is Love - 559 Words

How can we define this little word, well according to the dictionary love is a feeling of strong affection for a person. (Merriam-Webster) In my opinion, love is a conjunction of different feelings altogether, when a person is in love they feel happy, sad, excited, and scared everything at the same time. What I am trying to say is that for me there is not real definition for love because nobody can really explain the mix of feelings that happened when one is in love. According to one of Latterell’s assumptions love conquers all, she says that, â€Å"true love will survive in the face of any differences or obstructions that could potentially keep two people apart.†(326) For me this occurs because when you are in love, you feel indestructible, like you can fight against the world, and this kind of feeling is more powerful than any other thing we ever felt before. Not only that but we grow up with this preconceived idea that been in love makes you complete, and that you only going to be happy if you fall in love with your prince or princess and live happily ever after, which cannot be far from the true. Do no t get me wrong true love does exist but you do not need to fall in love to find happiness. In today’s world, people have different ideas what love is or what is supposed be and feel like. For instances one of my classmates Daniel Brown says that, â€Å"if love is really true it should last forever but we would never be hundred percent sure if is real love†, another one of myShow MoreRelatedWhat Is Love? What It Is?1527 Words   |  7 PagesWhat is Love? When asked the question â€Å"What is Love?† what are some of the first things that come to mind? Some people might say it is an emotion that we experience when we interact with the world around us. 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