Love and Romance

Your heart is pounding. Palms are sweating. You’re weak in the knees. You want to say something, but you’re too excited. The person you’ve always wanted to be with is about to talk to you and all you feel is crazy butterflies in your stomach. Is this what love is? Can this feeling that overwhelms you be what everyone sings about and writes movies about? If so, then why aren’t you weak in the knees when you see your parents and/or children? Don’t you love them too? With all these crazy feelings and different interpretations of love, it definitely begs the question, what REALLY is love?

Question #1
To begin to understand love, we must first define what love it. To do so, what is the common understanding of love and why does it have to be unconditional?

Question #2
It is interesting that love feels good sometimes and yet at other times it feels bad.
Why does love hurt?

Question #3
There is definitely a difference between lust and love, but yet at the same time they seem somewhat related. What is the difference between lust and love?

Question #4
Now that we know all about love, how do I get more love in my life?