That's all it is? Acceptance?Love is the state of maximum acceptance. — Henri
Could love then, be a system that creates order? Whereas if evil is lack of love, then it is as chaos?On the other hand, as a state of maximum denial evil ultimately wants to cease to exist, to be destroyed, and that's what will happen. — Henri
Hmm, I think I love my dad, but I would never kiss him!Attraction: this one's pretty obvious, but one simply cannot maintain a healthy relationship with someone that they don't personally find attractive, it's the "imagine kissing him" test. What I'm arguing here is that lust in fact does play a real role in love — Cosette Brazeau
If a partner depends on you for economic stability or other kinds of stability, there's an imbalance of power, and therefore a lack of respect. Respect is ever so important because, to maintain a solid and stable relationship, both parties have to respect the other as their equal, or everything falls out of wack — Cosette Brazeau
-Similar interests: There must be a basis for love. It could range from something as simple as you both have a zest for life, or something as complex as you both are fanatically obsessed with bird watching. — Cosette Brazeau
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