It is very common to use the phrase "I love you" when speaking to someone whom you wish to believe that you care for them deeply. Sometimes men use it after a first date hoping to score big with a beautiful woman. Sometimes a woman says it hoping a man will reciprocate the same feelings to her. But what does it really mean?
Love does not mean the same thing to everyone. To some people, love has no meaning at all. In order to really understand what a person means when they say "I love you" we must grasp the concept under which they are using the word.
One word use to express love is the same word used to describe friendship (philio from which we get the word philosophy). It is this feeling of being there for someone who you may not be related to by blood. Think about that childhood friend who has stuck by you through thick and thin. That person loves you as a person loves a family member. Sometimes we have friends in our lives who love us more than family members.
You can have sex without love but when two people are attracted to each other by love (and are not blood relatives) then sex may ultimately come from their attraction. I believe it is very hard to just meet someone and after one date be in love. No, you may be in love with the sex you just had but not truly in love with them.
The third word used to express love is the word Agape which means "selfless love". This is the love from which we sacrifice. It is when you see someone in a burning building and you rush in to save them without knowing who they are or expecting them to do anything for you in return. This is the highest form of love because the other two forms do expect to receive from the one they are giving to.
Love is a wonderful thing. I believe we should experience all 3 love types in our lives at some point. The world will be a better place because we dared to love.
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