Telling the Difference between "Love" and "liking" someone...

[marine_sniperman35]

Recently I have been browsing through these forums and have been rather active through them...and I feel the need to tell the difference between "love" and "liking" someone. Mainly directed towards the boys seeing as I am a boy.

LIKING SOMEONE:
Well honestly it has been a while since I have liked someone. But liking someone is a step towards love. It's preparing you fro the challenges, joys, and pains that love is going to bring you. Liking someone is going on a date occasionally...here and there. Maybe being a boyfriend/girlfriend...a couple. When you get caught up in the moment of liking someone you are easily tricked into believing it's love. This little stage is nothing compared to love and what it really is. No matter how well you think you are prepared for love it's always a bitch to deal with and it's always a bitch slap in the face.

LOVING SOMEONE:
Boys: If you "love your girlfriend" for the sex it IS NOT LOVE!!! It's the furthest thing from and I would strongly discourage such activities. You may not know it but it is degrading on both your parts.

You see love is an amazing thing. So amazing, no song, no words, poem, book , NOTHING could describe how powerful it is...why? Because it's powerful on both your ends in different ways. When I fell in love...one of the things i decided almost on a split moment was I would jump a bullet for her no questions asked. If it came down to it i would trade my soul for her. She is three years younger than me and yeah i feel awkward about it sometimes but most of the time it usually doesn't bug me but when it does I don't care much.

Love is timeless...love is ageless. If you fall in love and the person is younger do not define yourself a pedophile because love isn't pedophilia. Love is love. And if the government makes it illegal for you to fall in love with someone younger than you then that is their problem not yours. I can't tell you what love is like. Just know that when you fall in love you aren't in love with them for their body, sex, their looks, you're in love with them for them and ultimately that's what matters.

Thank you, and please if you have any questions PM me.

But please remember...love is different for everyone. Do share ur thoughts...

[Prince Jellyfish]

Love is timeless...love is ageless. If you fall in love and the person is younger do not define yourself a pedophile because love isn't pedophilia. Love is love. And if the government makes it illegal for you to fall in love with someone younger than you then that is their problem not yours. I can't tell you what love is like. Just know that when you fall in love you aren't in love with them for their body, sex, their looks, you're in love with them for them and ultimately that's what matters.

Thank you, and please if you have any questions PM me.


Your profile says 16 but your post says...well, definitely a lot older.:confused:

No, but in all seriousness I believe that love is too fluid an emotion to describe. It's different for everyone.

[Serenity]

OK, I have a few problems with this thread.

First of all, you're putting yourself up on a pedastal proclaiming yourself the All-Knowing God of Love. Um NO??? You are 16 years old with little experience out in the real world, and no one in UNIVERSE can define what love is for ANYONE besides themself! So therefore, this entire thread means nothing for anyone except you. Your definition of love is not my definition of love so you can't just post this thread saying "I'm right, believe me, this is the way of the world!" Wrong.

Secondly, you are extremely biased. You jump to assume that all guys who claim love are just in it for sex. You don't consider that maybe they really do have deeper feelings for someone. Also, falling in love with someone younger than you doesn't make you a pedophile, and I'd like you to show me the person who says it does. Being of age and having sex with an unwilling child makes you a pedophile. And while you're showing me that person, point me to the member of government who has EVER said it's illegal to love ANYONE! Show me the law, please.

I think you need to realize that just because you have strong feelings on this subject doesn't mean you are wise or omnicient. As mature as any of us may be, we still have infinite amounts of things to learn- myself included. I am in no way trying to say that I know more than you, I barely know anything at all. But I do know that there's no way you can know exactly what love is or isn't for everyone. You just don't.

[Maverick]

You took the words right out of my mouth Val. I have nothing to add.

[monkeypee13]

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[marine_sniperman35]

i see where ur coming from but wat u just said was exactly what i was pointing out. me telling my experience of what i believe it may be is an example which is why i go into saying that love has a different preception. And i was simply trying to state "if ur into a relationship for sex then ur not in love." I understand where u are coming from though and i apologize.

[Octo22]

To me this whole topic came off as

"I love someone 3 years younger than me, but here's why it's okay!"

And before you get all offended, I know it's NOT. It just came off that way and kinda made me giggle.

[Serenity]

Apology accepted, but I don't see anywhere in your original post where you said people have different perceptions of love. I saw one opinion that claimed to be the only one.

[Ghoti]

Damn! Great post mate i mean it!
How do you tell if its the right person, how long does it take to find true love?

[Spaceballs14]

if your refering to my post... i do love her and thats why i dont want sex for now ^^ and i know what you mean by the 3 years same here. But correct me if im wrong but i really do love her i mean i act with her in a way of no other girl. i mean i know this other girl who ive known for 3 years and is a great great friend to me and my gf i ment in august for the first time and she is already better than my friend.
This is love right? cause i mean i always want to be with her and i cant see my self with out my gf.... i mean during the school lockdown we had today cause of some idiot brought a gun to school today i couldnt stop thinkg if she was alright or not...

[Gumleaf]

Damn! Great post mate i mean it!
How do you tell if its the right person, how long does it take to find true love?

please don't bump old threads. if you have a new question, create a new thread.

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[Sage]

Love lasts, like don't. Love is easy, like's a pain.