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No seriously, what does love mean to you? The love of your child, the love of your partner(s), monogamy, polyamory, (non) consensual non-monogamy, infatuation, limerence, heartbreak. The love of one's hobby, the love for an object, the love of an idea, et cetera. Whatever it is that comes to mind goes.
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Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.
Goddammit
It was already playing it my head just by seeing that question 😂
To us, love is 'just' caring (deeply) about others and respecting them, their autonomy, boundaries and consent. Many tell us that there are many different types of love, we don't really experience that though.
A lie
As with all things felt, we describe them based on other similar things we feel. You say food is "rich" when it gives you the same feeling that you have been told by others in the past that they are rich. You know the feeling of liking something, and when you like something a lot, you are told that is love. Media will warn you that love can boil over into obsession, but there is no way to feel that difference. It is a determination made by others from the outside. So much like agony is an extreme pain, love is an extreme like. And there is absolutely no way to know if you are "experiencing it" or not.