What is Love?

sofia - that was just an excerpt?

The only purpose in life is to reproduce, nothing more..sorry to say.

Why did you bother posting?

By the way, that can also be worded 'for what purpose did you post?'

Bacon my friend, bacon is the answer!
...oh, and chips!

Don't forget the Porto.

To answer the question old boy, Yes?

Sizzles...is that you?

That actually did answer the question. I'm curious if you know how.

The question was are we here to merely reproduce or is there some higher purpose. Calls for an opinion which I delivered.
I reiterate "we are here to perpetuate the species nothing more."
I know you're itching to provide me with your opinion..go ahead.

Unfortunately limited insight. In response to your opinion, I asked a question for your own benefit, and clarified the nature of the question. It was really all the prompt that should have been needed.

How did you "clarify the nature of the question" you'll have to spell it out for me.
Your "why do you bother posting" response was condescending.

Only if want to read it as condescending, and even then, only if you read in isolation to the rephrasing of it - which offered clarification.

Perhaps you're right in which case I apologize.

It seems that as some point in the ancient world, the concept of "eros" (love as a deity) started to branch out or diversify in an effort to reckon with the multiple types of love experienced by us humans. There were, as it turned out, several little divine boys with wings shooting their magical arrows at us, all sons of Venus/Aphrodite, called collectively the Erotes i.e. the plural of Eros. A short list (source: various wikipedia pages):

Eros ("Love, Desire"), son of Ares and Aphrodite, the basic type, god of all those falling in love.


Anteros ("Love Returned"), god of requited love, also son of Aphrodite and Ares, depicted as similar to Eros though with butterfly wings, as the spirit looking over Piccadilly Circus:

Anteros punished those who scorned love and the advances of others, and was the avenger of unrequited love. Some artists represented him with a club in hand, so maybe he is also the god of intimate violence...

Pothos ("Yearning"), god of longing, the love and desire for one who is absent. This guy has no wings and his father is unknown, appropriately so I guess.


Hermaphroditos ("Hermaphrodite"), son of Aphrodite and Hermes as his/her name indicates, god of intersexuality and non-binary love, depicted as thus:


Hymenaios ("Bridal-Hymn"), god of marriage. 

Hedylogos ("Sweet-talk"), god of flirting and flatery.

Etc. etc. The Erotes became a motif of Hellenistic art, often surrounding their mother. In the later tradition of Western art, erotes become indistinguishable from figures also known as Cupids, amorini, or amoretti.

Love is selfless dedication, not care who pay more who pay less.

bet you believe its 'unconditional' too

What is love baby don't hurt me no more

Some love is, my love towards my kids is, everyone else not so much.

I love the potential in everyone. If they squander it all, I stop.
But knowing when can be hard.

So far, my kids are ok.

Amen. LOVE this song.