> for example, many people love their car. They certainly would put the car's needs above their own - -they wouldn't go without eating just to buy the car some wax, for example. . . yet it is a love of sort. . . .
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> > > This is a question I posed to myself many years ago and never realy came up with a satisfactory answer.
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> > > What is love?
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> > Placing another's needs above one's own. Period. It has nothing to do with feelings, emotions, states of mind. It's a decision, action, and a way of life. Make that decision, and the feelings tend to follow. I think where a lot of people falter when examining their romantic relationships is to expect the feelings to come first and follow *them*. Sometimes the feelings do come first, but they aren't love, and they aren't good at leading.

Okay. Everybody go read "The Symposium." It's by Plato. You can get it online for free.