Love

This topic was created in the Miscellaneous forum by Ssuperman on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 and has 27 replies.

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@Crabra
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It's kind of both. Love can never be explained rationally, because there is nothing rational about it. The way love works is far from simple, so something as simple as "is it choice or chance" won't bring too many solutions the table.

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@Gemitati
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Posted by MyStarsShine
I'm not sure because when I have fallen in love in the past, I've lost my head and to some extent, myself

Is that a choice?

If it was a choice - would you choose to lose yourself? NO!

It's not a choice. It's something we mustn't understand like life and death!

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@Montgomery
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Love becomes a choice IMO when the sparks

have faded, but you still treat that person the

same way you did in the beginning.

You don't take them for granted just because

you can-- I think this plays a major part in

quality of relationship/ life.

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Posted by Crabra
It's kind of both. Love can never be explained rationally, because there is nothing rational about it. The way love works is far from simple, so something as simple as "is it choice or chance" won't bring too many solutions the table.

Agree. The initial attraction and meeting occurs by chance, and then it becomes a choice whether you choose to expand upon or invest in that attraction.

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Posted by Fleshpot
Posted by Crabra
It's kind of both. Love can never be explained rationally, because there is nothing rational about it. The way love works is far from simple, so something as simple as "is it choice or chance" won't bring too many solutions the table.

Agree. The initial attraction and meeting occurs by chance, and then it becomes a choice whether you choose to expand upon or invest in that attraction.

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Well said. Much better than my attempt!

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Posted by Crabra
Posted by Fleshpot
Posted by Crabra
It's kind of both. Love can never be explained rationally, because there is nothing rational about it. The way love works is far from simple, so something as simple as "is it choice or chance" won't bring too many solutions the table.

Agree. The initial attraction and meeting occurs by chance, and then it becomes a choice whether you choose to expand upon or invest in that attraction.

Well said. Much better than my attempt!

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lol, I have seen a lot of your posts on the forum and am usually in agreement with most of them.

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Posted by Montgomery
Love becomes a choice IMO when the sparks

have faded, but you still treat that person the

same way you did in the beginning.

You don't take them for granted just because

you can-- I think this plays a major part in

quality of relationship/ life.

IMO, that's real love

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@Deedee86
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Posted by infires
chance. Love can't be a choice for me, because either it exists or it doesn't.

Cant force someone to love someone, can't choose to fall in love with someone

By chance,I met someone who makes my world feel so colourful

Yes!

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@Crabra
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Posted by Fleshpot
Posted by Crabra
Posted by Fleshpot
Posted by Crabra
It's kind of both. Love can never be explained rationally, because there is nothing rational about it. The way love works is far from simple, so something as simple as "is it choice or chance" won't bring too many solutions the table.

Agree. The initial attraction and meeting occurs by chance, and then it becomes a choice whether you choose to expand upon or invest in that attraction.

Well said. Much better than my attempt!

lol, I have seen a lot of your posts on the forum and am usually in agreement with most of them.

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Ahhh! Well, I hope the time doesn't come around where you don't agree. I'll be out of my league. πŸ˜‰

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Posted by DlCKBUTT
Neither, it's a chemical release in your mind that alters your vision of someone. If love was a choice we could eventually get ourselves to love people we hate (most can't and refuse to do that). If love is such powerful emotion then it should be able to trump your reason for hate no? But yet we still have bouts of both love and hate with people we favor and not favor. Love can also grow, a case can be made for this by looking at arranged marriages or when a mother has a baby. In the case of an arranged marriage two people with differences get to know one another, either they feel the love immediately or eventually, or in other cases not at all. You would think that people who were serious about being married through such means would want to make it work. In the case of a newborn and their mothers, postpartum depression comes into play where you know the mother loves her baby but her current state doesn't allow her to psychology fulfill that love and in worst cases the baby might get smothered. Looping back from that tangent, i don't think it's by choice because if it was there would be a lot less miserable and lonely people in the world, and i don't think it's also by chance because to be by chance you would need luck and no growth would be required, when in fact someone can eventually become an acquired taste for you.

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Hmmm but I'm not sure. There are so many variables. And I don't like variables, they make the answer unclear.

There's no real answer to this :/ its very grey.

I meaaannn hmm :/ if I was to choose though, I'd pick choice over chance. I believe the universe and chance/luck has a lot to do with other things, but I'm not sure about love. I feel like we might meet them by chance but we use our free will to make the choice to try. People have to make the effort first and forever, long-time marriages work simply because the people still work.

So neither. Yet both ?

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Posted by DlCKBUTT
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Posted by DlCKBUTT
Neither, it's a chemical release in your mind that alters your vision of someone. If love was a choice we could eventually get ourselves to love people we hate (most can't and refuse to do that). If love is such powerful emotion then it should be able to trump your reason for hate no? But yet we still have bouts of both love and hate with people we favor and not favor. Love can also grow, a case can be made for this by looking at arranged marriages or when a mother has a baby. In the case of an arranged marriage two people with differences get to know one another, either they feel the love immediately or eventually, or in other cases not at all. You would think that people who were serious about being married through such means would want to make it work. In the case of a newborn and their mothers, postpartum depression comes into play where you know the mother loves her baby but her current state doesn't allow her to psychology fulfill that love and in worst cases the baby might get smothered. Looping back from that tangent, i don't think it's by choice because if it was there would be a lot less miserable and lonely people in the world, and i don't think it's also by chance because to be by chance you would need luck and no growth would be required, when in fact someone can eventually become an acquired taste for you.

My type of mans β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”?

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My type of Taurus β€”β€”β€”β€”

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Posted by DlCKBUTT
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Posted by DlCKBUTT
Neither, it's a chemical release in your mind that alters your vision of someone. If love was a choice we could eventually get ourselves to love people we hate (most can't and refuse to do that). If love is such powerful emotion then it should be able to trump your reason for hate no? But yet we still have bouts of both love and hate with people we favor and not favor. Love can also grow, a case can be made for this by looking at arranged marriages or when a mother has a baby. In the case of an arranged marriage two people with differences get to know one another, either they feel the love immediately or eventually, or in other cases not at all. You would think that people who were serious about being married through such means would want to make it work. In the case of a newborn and their mothers, postpartum depression comes into play where you know the mother loves her baby but her current state doesn't allow her to psychology fulfill that love and in worst cases the baby might get smothered. Looping back from that tangent, i don't think it's by choice because if it was there would be a lot less miserable and lonely people in the world, and i don't think it's also by chance because to be by chance you would need luck and no growth would be required, when in fact someone can eventually become an acquired taste for you.

My type of mans β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”?

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My type of Taurus β€”β€”β€”β€”

Me and him are birthday twins. So i get some of his royalties.

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I was actually talking about you. Your my type of Taurus BUT ILL TAKE IT

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Posted by DlCKBUTT
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Posted by DlCKBUTT
Posted by Sunsetvirgo
Posted by DlCKBUTT
Posted by Sunsetvirgo
Posted by DlCKBUTT
Neither, it's a chemical release in your mind that alters your vision of someone. If love was a choice we could eventually get ourselves to love people we hate (most can't and refuse to do that). If love is such powerful emotion then it should be able to trump your reason for hate no? But yet we still have bouts of both love and hate with people we favor and not favor. Love can also grow, a case can be made for this by looking at arranged marriages or when a mother has a baby. In the case of an arranged marriage two people with differences get to know one another, either they feel the love immediately or eventually, or in other cases not at all. You would think that people who were serious about being married through such means would want to make it work. In the case of a newborn and their mothers, postpartum depression comes into play where you know the mother loves her baby but her current state doesn't allow her to psychology fulfill that love and in worst cases the baby might get smothered. Looping back from that tangent, i don't think it's by choice because if it was there would be a lot less miserable and lonely people in the world, and i don't think it's also by chance because to be by chance you would need luck and no growth would be required, when in fact someone can eventually become an acquired taste for you.

My type of mans β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”?

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My type of Taurus β€”β€”β€”β€”

Me and him are birthday twins. So i get some of his royalties.

I was actually talking about you. Your my type of Taurus BUT ILL TAKE IT

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Makes sense, we are avatar derivatives after all

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True but mines been stripping way before yours hmph

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Posted by DlCKBUTT
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Posted by Sunsetvirgo
Posted by DlCKBUTT
Posted by Sunsetvirgo
Posted by DlCKBUTT
Posted by Sunsetvirgo
Posted by DlCKBUTT
Neither, it's a chemical release in your mind that alters your vision of someone. If love was a choice we could eventually get ourselves to love people we hate (most can't and refuse to do that). If love is such powerful emotion then it should be able to trump your reason for hate no? But yet we still have bouts of both love and hate with people we favor and not favor. Love can also grow, a case can be made for this by looking at arranged marriages or when a mother has a baby. In the case of an arranged marriage two people with differences get to know one another, either they feel the love immediately or eventually, or in other cases not at all. You would think that people who were serious about being married through such means would want to make it work. In the case of a newborn and their mothers, postpartum depression comes into play where you know the mother loves her baby but her current state doesn't allow her to psychology fulfill that love and in worst cases the baby might get smothered. Looping back from that tangent, i don't think it's by choice because if it was there would be a lot less miserable and lonely people in the world, and i don't think it's also by chance because to be by chance you would need luck and no growth would be required, when in fact someone can eventually become an acquired taste for you.

My type of mans β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”?

Image Not Found

My type of Taurus β€”β€”β€”β€”

Me and him are birthday twins. So i get some of his royalties.

I was actually talking about you. Your my type of Taurus BUT ILL TAKE IT

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Makes sense, we are avatar derivatives after all

True but mines been stripping way before yours hmph

yeah but if you watch it for a few seconds they dance in sync

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& mini deadpool is cute so